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Creative Writing Program
The English major at Seton Hill offers three exciting areas of specialization: Literature, Creative Writing, and New Media Journalism.
All students in the English major at SHU study a wide variety of literatures. Classics from the traditional canon are read alongside popular bestsellers, women's writing, and multicultural texts. The major emphasizes a broad preparation for careers in writing, publishing, and teaching while encouraging the student's own expression. This blend of creativity and marketing can be seen in Seton Hill's Master of the Arts Program in Writing Popular Fiction, uniquely designed for advanced study and for getting published, staffed by our English faculty. Active class discussions, close one-on-one advising, and faculty support of individual projects make for a lively learning environment. By reading and writing in different genres, students become attuned to the varied audiences and communication formats for today. The students read from the past, experience the present and write for the future in prose, poetry, scripts, and websites that make a difference!
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing program emphasizes artistic expression in a way that balances craft with practical application. Creative Writing students often contribute to the campus literary magazine, Eye Contact, take writing workshops, and learn how to get published. The English faculty -- many of whom are published novelists and poets -- stress the value of popular forms of writing as much as they do the time-tested elements of the craft. Many of our writing students move on to graduate studies and teaching positions with ease; others enter the publishing industry or become freelance writers.
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