BA in Creative Writing (Honors) in Waltham United States | Brandeis University

Students considering this option should meet with a Creative Writing Co-Director during the initial weeks of the preceding semester to review application procedures and identify a project advisor, typically a senior faculty member familiar with the student's work.

Typically, all four workshop prerequisites must be fulfilled before commencing the project.

The final project will consist of a high-quality creative work with a more focused scope than a full-length thesis, such as a 25-page poetry collection or 50-page fiction manuscript.

The Creative Writing faculty will recommend departmental honors to the English department based on the student's outstanding academic performance in the major and the quality of their honors project.
Brandeis has a rich tradition in creative writing: offered as coursework since 1951 and established as an independent major in 2003.

Distinct from other programs, our workshops are exclusively led by accomplished authors. You'll study under published writers who are both practicing professionals and committed educators. Notable past visiting writers have included literary figures like Alice Walker, John Irving, and Saul Bellow.

We maintain intimate workshop sizes, capping at 14 students. Open to all disciplines, you'll collaborate with a remarkably diverse peer group from fields including neuroscience, Judaic studies, African and African-American studies, fine arts, law, business, biology, and more.

Our dynamic program regularly hosts reading series, student awards, panel discussions, publishing workshops, and performance opportunities. Through our Reading Series, we bring acclaimed poets, novelists, and translators to campus for readings and student interactions. Past featured authors have included Tom Perrotta, Jamaica Kincaid, Carl Phillips, Kazim Ali, Adrienne Rich, Sharon Olds, Mark Doty, among others.