Creative Writing
The English department offers a . English majors, however, may elect to pursue a course of study that emphasizes creative writing and concludes with a Senior Coda.
To qualify to write a Senior Coda in Creative Writing, majors must have taken 200- and 300-level workshops in the same genre.
PRE-REQUISITES FOR CREATIVE WRITING SENIOR CODA: ADVANCED PROJECTS
One of the following Introductory workshops:
- EN 280 - Introduction to Nonfiction Writing
- EN 281 - Introduction to Fiction Writing
- EN 282 - Introduction to Poetry Writing
- EN 228 W - Prose Boot Camp: Nonfiction
One of the following 300-level workshops:
- EN 378 - Nonfiction Workshop
- EN 379 - Poetry Workshop
- EN 380 - Fiction Workshop
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR CREATIVE WRITING SENIOR CODA
- EN 251 - Special Topics in Creative Writing
- EN 377 - Special Studies in Writing: The Art of Fiction, The Art of Nonfiction, or The Art of Poetry
Course descriptions for all these classes .
Current and past offerings of all courses can be found here.
CREATIVE WRITING FACULTY
April Bernard
Professor
Phone: 518-580-8396
Email: abernar1@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 319
Peg Boyers
Lecturer & Executive Director, Salmagundi
Phone: 518-580-5186
Email: pboyers@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 327
maggie greaves
Associate Professor
Phone: 518-580-5191
Email: mgreaves@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 309
Linda Hall
Associate Professor
Phone: 518-580-5182
Email: lhall@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 318
Greg Hrbek
Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Phone: 518-580-8398
Email: ghrbek@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 310
Melora Wolff
Associate Professor & Director of Creative Writing
Phone: 518-580-5197
Email: mwolff@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 323