Associate of Arts Degree - Creative Writing Program
Creative writing classes are popular electives at Capilano. Why?
Offering much more than a forum for people to "express themselves," creative writing classes offer intensive practice in poetry, fiction, drama, screenwriting, hybrid-genres, creative non-fiction, and digital media.
In a typical creative writing class, students might discuss everything from the "nuts-and-bolts" of literary devices or the practical matters of editing and publishing, to the possibilities and scope of the written word itself. And creative writing classes are kept small, so that students can interact with instructors and with each other in meaningful ways.
Students in first-year courses work in several genres. At the second- year level, students are expected to concentrate in poetry, fiction, and or writing for children. Students at all levels are encouraged to develop their writing to the point where it would become acceptable for publication.
About the Associate of Arts Degree - Creative Writing Program
While creative writing classes are open to all University Transfer students, Capilano also offers an Associate Arts Degree in Creative Writing.
The program is designed for students interested in studying contemporary literature and creative writing with the aim of acquiring an Associate Degree plus first and second year English and creative writing transfer credits.
View the Associate of Arts Degree - Creative Writing Program.
News and Events
While classroom instruction can be helpful for a writer, we believe good writing is also the result of contact with a lively writing community. With this in mind, we are pleased to host the Open Text Reading Series, the KinderText series, support a student publication (The Liar), as well as scholarships, awards, and internships with The Capilano Review and Capilano University Editions.
For more information about these initiatives, contact Roger at rfarr@capilanou.ca.
For up-to-the-minute information about creative writing events on campus and beyond, visit our blog.
Courses
Open to all interested students, Creative writing courses at Capilano Univeristy provide an opportunity to develop your writing under the guidance of an instructor who is also a practicing writer. Current areas of faculty specialization include poetry and poetics (including digital poetics), the novel, micro-fiction, creative non-fiction, writing for children, ficto-criticism, and radio and short film scripts.
English 190 and 191 are offered as introductory first-year courses. Students in the Creative Writing Program also take program-specific sections of English 100 and 103. In the second-year, three courses are offered: English 290 (Poetry), English 291 (Fiction), and English 292 (Writing for Children). Students in these courses gain knowledge of contemporary writing practices, develop their own work in the genre, and experiment with various procedures and techniques. To enrol in English 290, 291, or 291, students need credit for English 190 and 191, or the instructor's permission.
Course desciptions for all creative writing courses are available in the online calendar .
Course Requirements
Students entering the program in Fall 2009 are required to take program specific sections of English 100 Academic Writing Strategies (ENGL 100 Section 01) and English 103 Contemporary Writing (ENGL 103 Section 01) in the Fall 2009 term. They are also required to take ENGL 190 or ENGL 191 which may be taken in Spring or Summer 2010.
For students entering in Spring 2010, the recommended course is English 190. English 191 is also permitted. Program specific sections of English 100 and 103 will be offered again in Fall 2010 and/or Spring 2011.
University Transfer Credit
All creative writing courses are university transferable. Please check the B.C. Transfer Guide for information.
Students interested in the Creative Writing Program may contact any of our faculty to get more information.