对这种选择感兴趣的学生应在建议的研究开始前的学期的第一个月内向创意写作总监咨询，以讨论申请指南和该项目的顾问，通常是该学生之前与之合作的高级教职人员。通常，所有四个讲习班的要求（包括19 / 39a / 79b / 109/119中的两个）在项目开始之前就已经完成，而除了文学/工作室艺术要求之外的所有两个。该项目将达到高标准的创新作品范围，其范围小于书本论文。例如，一本25页的诗集或50页的小说：几个短篇小说或一部中篇小说。部门荣誉的建议将由创意写作系根据学生在专业中的优异表现以及荣誉项目中所举例说明的创
A student interested in this option should consult with a Co-Director of Creative Writing within the first month of the semester prior to the proposed study to discuss application guidelines and an adviser for the project, usually a senior faculty member the student has worked with before.<br><br>Normally, all four workshop requirements will have been completed prior to the start of the project.<br><br>The project will culminate in a creative body of work of high standard smaller in scope than the book-length thesis. A 25-page chapbook of poetry, for example, or 50 pages of fiction.<br><br>Recommendation for departmental honors will be made by the Creative Writing faculty to the English department based on the excellence of the student's record in the major, and the creative work as exemplified in the honors project.<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.