创意写作 Program
的 英语系 welcomes creative writers from all majors, whether through the English major with an emphasis in creative writing, the creative writing minor, or individual courses.
Students read and write a wide variety of 小说, 非小说类, and 诗歌 in classes that take a studio approach, writing individually and collaboratively in the classroom community. Students develop sustainable writing and reading practices grounded in attention, beginning with the ground at their feet, the books in their hands, or the people around them. Advanced writing classes focus on a specific genre or genres and include 小说 and 非小说类 prose, 诗歌 and hybrid prose, 和剧本创作.
Creative writing students at Carthage are part of an active, welcoming community of English majors and minors. 的y work closely with writing faculty and visiting professional writers, and have many opportunities to practice, 分享, and publish their work.
“I would not have gotten very far without my professors. My English and history teachers have helped me with more questions than anyone else on campus. When you find your people, they really take care of you.”
“Other students should consider the English major with a creative writing emphasis because of the outstanding faculty and staff in the 英语系. Literature also helps us to understand the societal and cultural aspects of life through plays, 诗歌, and short novels.”
“I’ve always felt out of place in life, but here at Carthage, I feel like I’m finally starting to figure out how I fit into the world and what I can make of it.”
“Carthage faculty have been really easy to talk to and approach. 的y are excited to see a student pursue things within their department and always make the time to assist students in their career journey.”
除了 the Classroom
Student writers can join Poetry Underground, a student writing group that hosts weekly writing sessions and regular open mic nights. Students can also submit their work to Centrique, the College’s creative arts journal, and join the journal as editors and designers.
Carthage hosts acclaimed writers from across the country in our 访问ing Writers Series. 策划的 Writer in Residence Richard Meier, the series has welcomed dozens of nationally-renowned 小说 writers and poets, including Danielle Evans, 约书亚·贝克曼, 蕾妮最终, 大卫特立尼达, 朱莉·巴顿, 艾琳·迈尔斯, 凯特Greenstreet, Duriel哈里斯, 莉莎菲什曼, Bojan路易, 珍妮Gropp, 劳拉·所罗门, Sidik Fofana, José Felipe Alvergue, 和刘易斯·弗里德曼.
在校外, students are encouraged to take advantage of the many literary events offered in the area. 的y can attend 诗歌 readings, 讲座, and plays both on campus and in renowned venues in nearby Milwaukee and Chicago. 每年秋天, English students and faculty travel to the acclaimed Stratford Festival in Ontario, where we see a variety of plays from Shakespearean tragedies to modern musicals.
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Outstanding Achievements
Carthage recognizes students who have done outstanding creative writing work with scholarships and awards. 每年, the 英语系 awards the Chapin-Tague 创意写作 Awards for 诗歌 and prose and the Centrique Editor’s Award for the best writing published in the journal.
Creative writing students graduate from Carthage with a collection of 诗歌, 小说, creative 非小说类, 剧本创作, or a combination of genres. Every English major with an emphasis in creative writing and every creative writing minor creates a chapbook of their original work during the capstone Seminar in 创意写作 and presents a public reading on campus.
Carthage graduates have gone on to M.F.A. programs at the Art Institute of Chicago, Boise State University, Columbia College Chicago, 和其他人. 另外, our graduates continue to write and contribute to literary communities around the country.