Master of Arts in Creative Writing
Wilkes University
Program Details
The online Master of Arts in Creative Writing degree program is available from Wilkes University. This degree in creative writing focuses on the craft and business of writing. Students receive one-on-one guidance while being immersed in a community of working writers. All final projects are read and evaluated by outsider readers who are agents, editors, producers, or publishers. The goal of this creative writing degree is to help students become lifelong, productive, professional writers in all fields.
Wilkes offers study in seven areas:
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Screenwriting
- Playwriting
- Creative nonfiction
- Publishing
- Making documentary films
Requirements
- Official transcript
- Creative writing sample
- Essay
- Resume
- Two letters of recommendation
- A bachelor’s degree
Students must attend eight-day campus residencies in January and June.
School Accreditation Statement
Middle States Commission on Higher Education