创意写作 Degree Program, Major | Chicago, Illinois-乐博平台APP

创意写作(文学士)

你是个作家，你想写作. In the 创意写作 bachelor’s degree program at 芝加哥乐博平台APP, 你会从第一天开始写, immediately discovering your creative process as you craft stories, 诗, 论文, 以及混合文本.

多样性: it’s the name of the game in creative 写作 at Columbia, 在那里我们突破界限，重新定义界限. 在此期间, you’ll study works by writers 从 many different cultures, 和 you’ll develop your own 写作 alongside a diverse group of students 和 faculty members.

你将选择小说专业, 非小说类, 或者诗歌，专注于你最喜欢的文学形式. 但你可以在所有类型中工作, developing transferrable skills that will help you become a more effective writer. And through our Writer’s Portfolio class 和 a thesis project, you’ll begin to identify career opportunities as you create a substantial manuscript.

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Concentrations

作为芝加哥乐博平台APP创意写作专业的学生, 你可以从三种Concentrations中选择一种:

小说

Flex your storytelling muscles as you build a wide-ranging creative practice in 写作. You’ll study classic 和 contemporary novels 和 short stories as well as experimental texts. By studying a diverse range of authors, you’ll develop critical reading 和写作 skills.

非小说类

Learn the history, forms, genres, 和 techniques of 非小说类写作. 当你创作自己的作品时, you will study the evolving role of 非小说类写作 in literature.

诗歌

Discover your poetic voice 和 develop your craft as you write the 诗 that are meaningful to you. 到你毕业的时候, you’ll be grounded in the history of poetry 和 poetics 和 will have mastered a variety of 写作 techniques.

In the Classroom

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第一年

Your introduction to the 创意写作 bachelor’s degree program at 芝加哥乐博平台APP starts with two courses: Foundations in 创意写作和 Beginning Workshop. 在这里, you’ll lay the groundwork for successful 写作 by experimenting with a number of different 写作 styles 和 forms. 这不仅仅是关于写作. Critical reading in literature courses informs your creative work 和 helps you become a more effective writer.

你将学习的其他课程

作为一个创意写作专业的学生, you’ll take 18 hours of core workshop courses 和 at least 12 of those will be in your chosen concentration. 在作家的作品集里, 三年级必修课程, you’ll reflect on the body of work you’ve created at Columbia.

In your capstone courses, you’ll learn what to do with the body of work you’ve made so far. You’ll complete a substantial manuscript in your 的sis Workshop class 和 use what you have learned in professional development courses to prepare for careers that interest you.

一路走来, you’ll have opportunities to take elective classes in the visual 和 performing arts, 在新媒体中, 在其他领域. 结合你的写作工作坊, these electives will open your eyes to the many ways 写作 enables you to participate in contemporary conversations on social 和 cultural change.

Program Snapshot

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Faculty

Like our students, our faculty members are diverse in every sense of the word. 的y are practicing, publishing writers; they are artists who teach.

Combining different literary backgrounds 和 experiences with a willingness to experiment, 老师们鼓励你写出最好的作品, 不管你是文学界的什么人.

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Publications

你可以在乐博平台APP的文学期刊工作， 葱属植物《乐博平台APP》 & 散文. 你不仅可以提交自己的作品, you can take classes that provide h和s-on experience with editing 和 producing this nationally distributed professional publication.

You’ll also gain the skills needed to create reading series, journals, or presses of your own.

Outside the Classroom

As a student, you’ll have a front-row seat for the prestigious Efroymson创意写作阅读系列, which gives students the chance to interact with award-winning writers of different genres.

你也可以参加作家午餐计划, which strengthens Columbia’s 写作 community by bringing together undergraduate students 从 all disciplines for readings, 小组讨论, 和这个领域的专业人士会面.

Internships

许多领域的雇主都在寻找善于沟通的人. 的创意写作 bachelor’s degree program at 芝加哥乐博平台APP can help you l和 internships at newspapers, 营销机构, 贸易杂志, 出版社, 人员的公司, 律师事务所, 教育机构, 电视公司, 广告公司, 非营利组织, 和更多的. Companies 和 organizations get your strong 写作 skills, 和 you make professional contacts 和 create a portfolio of real-world work at places like 的 Daily Show, 迪斯尼, 干草叉, 和 Time Out芝加哥.

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Alumni

Our 创意写作 alumni know that they write the story of their own success, taking what they’ve learned 和 creating a place for themselves in the real 写作 world. 以下是一些成功的Alumni:

克里斯汀·曼根04年出版了一本书，橘子，根据 《乐博平台APP》卖给 哈珀柯林斯 for more than $1 million 和 was optioned for a film by George Clooney.
雅各) ’05 has been awarded the 2018 American 诗歌 Review/Honickman First Book Prize for his manuscript 扔王冠. 今年的客座评委, 普利策奖得主，诗人格雷戈里·帕多, 从800多份投稿中选择了萨恩斯的手稿.
Bailey Heille ’17 was accepted to Columbia University’s prestigious MFA program.

Chicago: A Thriving Live Lit Scene

Living 和 studying in Chicago means you’ll have many opportunities to participate in the literary community here. 的 city has one of the country’s best live literary scenes, with a diverse range of styles 和 genres 和 a welcoming environment for new writers.

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