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Academic
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We offer three degrees in
our program: The B.A. in English: Creative Writing, the M.A. in English:
Creative Writing, and the M.F.A. in Creative Writing. To learn more about our
program, read the section on Creative
Writing in the SFSU Bulletin. If you would like more information, email us your name and mailing address
and an informational packet will be sent to you. |
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Graduate
Application |
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Applying to the graduate programs in Creative
Writing is a two part process: 1) Creative Writing Department Application, M.A. or M.F.A. and 2) CSU Application
for Graduate Studies. Application DEADLINE
– December 15th for applications for Fall 2012. Read our checklists for details
about the application process. |
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Faculty
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Creative Writing at San Francisco State University offers
students a chance to develop their writing under the tutelage of an actively
publishing faculty
and visiting writers in poetry, fiction and playwriting. All of our
tenure/tenure-track faculty are also advisers who can help you plan your
academic program. |
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Curriculum
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Our curriculum in poetry, fiction, and playwriting is both solid and
innovative. A special feature, one that sets our programs apart from all
others, is the Creative Process classes (CW 510 and CW 810). Along with our
core curriculum of workshops and literature courses, we are constantly
refining and reinventing the Creative Process area. According to many of our
students, these variable topic courses on the art, technique and theory of
writing are most valuable for their progress as writers. Each course combines
extensive reading with complementary writing assignments and exercises. Please
check out the Spring 2012
Course Descriptions. Students have opportunities of earning academic
credit by interning at a number of local arts and literary organizations,
such as 826 Valencia, San Francisco Arts Commission. Internship Listings Fall 2011 |
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Literary
Magazines |
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Our students publish two literary journals: Fourteen Hills and Transfer. |
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Resources
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We have excellent resources such as the Poetry Center, as well as the
advantage of the vast literary world of the San Francisco Bay Area. Please
read about the teaching
assistantships, scholarships and awards
available through the Creative Writing Department. For more general financial
aid information, please visit the SFSU Office of Financial Aid webpage. |
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Students
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Students come from all over the world to enroll in our undergraduate and graduate programs. SFSU is famous for its cultural and ethnic diversity. The intense competition for admission to our graduate programs makes for an exceptionally gifted and committed student body. Our Graduate Student organization, The Wordsmith's Guild, works hard to develop a sense of community in the Creative Writing Graduate Programs. |
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General
Interest |
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If you have any other questions, please feel free to drop us a line. For information on other writing programs, see the Associated Writing Programs Web site. For information of interest to all writers, see the Poets & Writers Web site. |