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Creative Writing Degree

Student Literary Works

Finish in Four*

with the skills to launch your career

Being a great writer

is about joining a community, publishing your work, and learning how to think critically about your own writing. Your four-year academic experience will strengthen and refine your skills in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. With a degree in creative writing studies, upon graduation you will be prepared to:

act as a responsible and valuable member of a community of readers and writers

express yourself in writing for a variety of contexts and audiences

explore ideas from a variety of perspectives with empathy and intellectual curiosity

engage in effective revision of your ideas

write in a wide range of genres and styles

Explore our Graduate Outcomes to learn more about what our graduates are doing today.

Program Highlights

The Lemuel Scarbrough Center for Writing

The Lemuel Scarbrough Center for Writing supports a culture of writing at Austin College. The Center for Writing provides free peer writing assistance, writing workshops and resources, and support for the teaching of writing across campus.

PATH (opens in new window/tab)

Our Professionalism and the Humanities (PATH) program helps you build career-ready skills, explore the real-world career paths of successful recent alumni, and incorporate project-based learning into your courses that allow you to work with community organizations, develop exhibitions, and learn about the publishing process.

Suspension

Suspension is Austin College’s entirely student-led literary magazine. Published once a year in print, Suspension highlights poetry, prose, and art created by Austin College students. Editorial staff are involved in every step of the publication process, from advertising open submissions, judging contest entries, selecting works for publication, and creating the final magazine layout.