Creative Writing Schools in North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers an undergraduate program in Creative Writing. Offered by the university's Department of English and Comparative Literature, the program allows for the pursuit of a concentration in fiction or poetry. Four levels of writing workshops are offered, and electives beyond fiction and poetry are made available to students. Electives include Creative Nonfiction, Writing Children's Literature and Study in Stylistics. In addition, courses such as Writing Young Adult Literature and Creative Writing Contemporary Issues illustrate the pioneering attitude which makes this program distinctive.

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Department of English and Comparative Literature
  Greenlaw Hall, CB #3520
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3520
  919-962-5481
  unc.edu

North Carolina State University

• North Carolina State University offers two paths in the pursuit of Creative Writing studies. The first, for undergraduates, is an English major with a concentration or minor in Creative Writing, what the English Department totes as their most popular concentration. The second is as a graduate student in their Masters of Fine Arts program. Those who study as an undergraduate receive a background in literature and language and go on to enroll in courses poetry, fiction, screenplays, and/or non-fiction. As the only MFA in Creative Writing in an area that plays host to Duke University, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and North Carolina State, the program is able to boast a plethora of published authors. The program is small, allowing only for the acceptance of six fiction writers and six poets each year. The 36-hour program includes four workshops, four literature courses, electives and the thesis.

  North Carolina State University
  Department of English
  221 Tompkins Hall, Campus Box 8105
  Raleigh, NC 27695-8105
  919-515-3866
  nscu.edu

Duke University

• The Creative Writing program at Duke University offers courses in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, essay, memoir, travel writing, documentary writing, theater and more. These courses are enhanced by a Distinction program, meant to set apart those with exceptional talent, an annual Blackburn Literary festival and opportunities for publication in literary magazines, academic journals and other publications.

  Duke University
  English Department
  314 Allen Building
  Durham, NC 27708
  919-684-8111
  duke.edu