西方新英格兰大学的创意写作专业将结合您对写作的热情和对文学的热爱，帮助您将写作技巧和批判性思维技能磨练为文学专业人士。您将在美学，文学传统和广泛的文科教育范围内接受写作艺术方面的培训。本专业提供严格的创造性“学徒制”，这将增进您对文学形式和对白的理解，并为文学和知识史提供适当的背景。<br> <br>创造性写作是一种古老的传统自我表达和社会评论。通过研究优秀作家的作品和文学技巧来学习模仿与创新之间的区别，您将提高想象力，并能够讲出经久不衰的故事。尽管是一门孤独的艺术，但写作的大部分过程都涉及与其他作家进行
The Creative Writing major at Western New England University will combine your passion for writing and love of literature to help you hone your writing technique and critical thinking skills to that of a literary professional. You will have training in the art of writing within the context of aesthetics, the literary tradition, and a broad liberal arts education. The major offers a rigorous “apprenticeship” in creative writing, which will develop your understanding of literary forms and tropes, and providing the appropriate background in literary and intellectual history. Creative writing is an age-old tradition for self-expression and social commentary. By learning the difference between imitation and innovation by studying the works of great writers and literary techniques, you will increase your imaginative capacity and have the ability to tell stories that endure. Though a solitary art, much of the writing process involves work shopping and collaborating with other writers to obtain constructive feedback and response. Creative writing encompasses many genres and forms of artistic expression and truly captures the ideas and emotions to motivate our actions.<br><br>You will study the two most important paths in creative writing: reading good writing, and writing your own work. Literary surveys in British and American Literature provide a knowledge base for the tradition to which you will contribute. Writing workshops will help you learn the craft and collaborate with other students to create quality works. These workshops highlight the genres of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Careers for Creative Writing majors are found in the arts, in the expanding fields of journalism, and in the business world. Graduates will be well suited for careers in all fields of writing, publishing, editing, advertising, technical writing, public relations, as well as graduate study. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts online publications and services will grow in number and sophistication, spurring the demand for authors, writers, and editors, especially those with Web or multimedia experience. Many graduates have gone on to nationally-recognized MFA programs, including Sarah Lawrence College in New York, Temple University in Philadelphia, and the University of San Francisco. Several have studied in our own MFA in Creative Writing program. Others have gone on to graduate programs in Professional Writing, Law, and Public Relations at institutions including Carnegie Mellon University, Emerson College, and Michigan State University.