布兰代斯的创意写作历史悠久：自1951年开始授课以来，自2003年以来一直是其主要专业。与其他创意写作计划不同，我们的工作坊仅由知名作家担任。您将向广泛出版的专业作家和敬业的老师学习技巧。我们令人印象深刻的过往访问作家名单包括爱丽丝·沃克，约翰·欧文和索尔·贝娄。我们的工作室很小-最多14名学生。而且由于它们对所有人开放，因此您将与一群在神经科学，犹太研究，非洲和美国黑人研究，美术，法律，商业，生物学和其他领域的同diverse紧密合作。我们的计划也异常活跃，赞助阅读系列，学生奖，小组讨论，出版，期刊和表
When you major in creative writing at Brandeis, you will immerse yourself in small writing workshops, literary studies, and studio or performing art, all of which prepare you for a writerly life.You will emerge with a strong grasp of historical and contemporary literature and culture as well as a sense of your own creative voice. Within the major, you may choose to concentrate on fiction, poetry or screenplay. Those who pursue honors within the major will work closely with a mentor to produce a body of high-caliber creative work.<br><br>Creative writing has a long history at Brandeis: taught since 1951, it has been a major in its own right since 2003.<br><br>Unlike other creative writing programs, our workshops are taught solely by established writers. You will learn your craft from working writers who are widely published and also dedicated teachers. Our impressive roster of past visiting writers includes Alice Walker, John Irving and Saul Bellow.<br><br>Our workshops are small 14 students maximum. And because they are open to all, you will work closely with a wonderfully diverse group of peers majoring in neuroscience, Judaic studies, African and African-American studies, fine arts, law, business, biology and other areas.<br> <br>Our program is also unusually active, sponsoring reading series, student awards, panel discussions, workshops on publishing, and journal and performance opportunities. Our Reading Series brings nationally known poets, novelists and translators to campus for readings and meetings with students. Featured readers have included Tom Perrotta, Jamaica Kincaid, Carl Phillips, Kazim Ali, Adrienne Rich, Sharon Olds, Mark Doty and others.