{"id":11876,"date":"2023-02-16T10:15:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/?post_type=program&#038;p=11876"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:55:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:55:53","slug":"creative-writing","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ma\/creative-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tCreative Writing\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>Create on the shores of Lake Michigan at one of America\u2019s first graduate English programs to grant both the MA and PhD with concentrations in Creative Writing. Our program is unique; you will hone your craft as you receive a broad-based English education that will inform and enhance your artistic vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While our students generally focus on a particular genre, many of them experiment in multiple genres, seeking to borrow tools from other forms that prove useful to their primary work. Some students have even successfully incorporated multiple genres in their culminating projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We admit 10 to 15 new students per year, and we generally have between 40 and 50 graduate-level Creative Writing students in our program. Of these students, approximately one-fourth are working at the MA level and three-fourths are working at the PhD level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-tabs\" data-tabs-prefix-class=\"uwm-p-tabs\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-tablist\" data-hx=\"h2\"><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-aqim-core-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Core Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-aqim-plan-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Plan Requirements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent\">\n<div id=\"tab-aqim-core-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\"><style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB { background-color: #ccccff; }\n\t\t\t.QLB { background-color: #ccffff; }\n\t\n\tdl {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: max-content auto;\n}\n\ndt {\n  grid-column-start: 1;\n}\n\ndd {\n  grid-column-start: 2;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2>Admission Requirements\u00a0<\/h2>\n <h3>Application Deadlines<\/h3> <p>Application deadlines vary by program, please review the <a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/program-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">application deadline chart<\/a> for specific programs. Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/onestop\/dates-and-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">One Stop calendars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Admission<\/h3> <p>An applicant must meet\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/admission\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graduate School requirements<\/a>\u00a0plus these departmental requirements to be considered for admission to the program:<\/p> <ol> \t<li>Undergraduate major in English or related field, with appropriate background for proposed concentration of study: Plan A, broad background in English and American literature; Plan B, literature, linguistics, and\/or composition; Plan C, literature and creative writing; Plan H, background in media studies, film studies, or digital and\/or popular culture.<\/li> \t<li>Undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale).<\/li> \t<li>Reason statement.<\/li> \t<li>Three letters of recommendation to the Department\u2019s Director of Graduate Studies from persons familiar with applicant\u2019s academic ability and achievement.<\/li> \t<li>A sample of academic writing.<\/li> \t<li>For Plan C admission, an applicant must also submit samples of original fiction or poetry.<\/li> <\/ol> <p>For more information about how to apply to the graduate program in English, as well as admissions FAQs, please see the Students\/Graduate section of the English department web site.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-aqim-plan-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\"><style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: 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class=\"hourscol\">Credits<\/th> <\/tr> <\/thead> <tbody> <tr class=\"even firstrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select 6 credits in 600- or 700-level literature courses (at least 3 credits at the 700 level)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select one of the following:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0715&amp;\u00a0ENGLISH\u00a0815<\/td><td>Narrative Craft and Theory:and Seminar in Fiction Writing:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">ENGLISH\u00a0716&amp;\u00a0ENGLISH\u00a0816<\/td><td>Poetic Craft and Theory:and Seminar in Poetry Writing:<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select 6 credits in writing courses at the 600 or 700 level<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd lastrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select 12 credits of electives <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">12<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">30<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody> <\/table>  <dl class=\"sc_footnotes\" aria-label=\"Footnotes\"><dt> <sup> 1 <\/sup> <\/dt><dd start-indent=\"3%\"><p class=\"noindent\">Which may include up to 6 credits of ENGLISH\u00a0790.<\/p><\/dd><\/dl> <h4>Additional Requirements<\/h4> <ul> \t<li>No more than 12 credits may be earned in 600-level courses.<\/li> \t<li>A final project, which shall be a collection of fiction and\/or poetry, a novel, or other substantial work of imaginative writing.<\/li> \t<li>An oral examination, usually lasting an hour and a half, which covers the final project and a reading list of at least 30 texts representative of the student\u2019s literary background and interests.<\/li> <\/ul> \n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ma\/\">English, MA<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ma\/literature-and-cultural-theory\/\" >Literature and Cultural Theory<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english\/academics\/english-ma\/rhetoric-and-professional-writing\/\" >Rhetoric and Professional Writing<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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href=\"mailto:gradschool@uwm.edu\">gradschool@uwm.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:414-229-6569\">414-229-6569<\/a>.<\/p> <h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-10 uwm-u-mt-30\">Current Graduate Students<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"is-style-size-p-md uwm-u-mt-10\">Questions about research opportunities, department funding opportunities, or issues specific to the discipline should be directed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gradeng@uwm.edu\">the English department<\/a>.<\/p> <h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-30\">Interested in this Plan?<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"uwm-u-mt-10 is-style-size-p-md\">\r\n   For more information about the Creative Writing plan, contact \r\n   Professor Liam Callanan at <a href=\"mailto:liam@uwm.edu\">liam@uwm.edu<\/a>.\r\n        <\/p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    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