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OCTOBER 1: Applications to begin the CRW Certificate Program in Spring Semester (for fiction only). Applications to the Honors Thesis Project in Creative Writing.  MARCH 1: A pplications to begin the CRW Certificate Program in the Fall Semester (for poetry and fiction).

The application window for Fall admission to the Creative Writing Certificate Program will open on Feb. 1, 2024 , with a deadline of March 1, 2024.  All links and instructions for the application will be available on the Admissions page .

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Admission applications.

The Creative Writing Certificate Program is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2024 semester.  The priority deadline is March 1, 2024, but we will continue to accept applications until available space for the spring semester has filled. 

CREATIVE WRITING CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

The application has two parts:.

1) Fill out the CREATIVE WRITING CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

2) Upload your Writing Sample to the WRITING SAMPLE FOLDER

WRITING SAMPLE

  • Fiction: up to 2,500 words total (one story, several stories, or a novel excerpt)
  • Poetry: up to 5 poems

        Please include your Name and EID on the writing sample and in the file name: Last_First_EID

Acceptances will be sent out in late March.

Writing Contests

The English Department and Creative Writing Program are now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 Writing Prizes.  Please follow the guidelines and links below to submit your entry.

THE JAMES F. PARKER WRITING PRIZE

James Forrest Parker was a Greenville, Texas, native who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1948. After retiring from the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Parker served as a Professor of English at various University of California campuses for more than 30 years. He was an avid golfer and reader, a member of the Sierra Club, and enjoyed traveling around the world. A great friend to the Department of English, our writing contests are named in his honor.  Categories include Fiction , Poetry , and Literary Criticism .  The Parker contests are open to all UT-Austin undergraduate English majors and Creative Writing Certificate students.

You may submit entries in more than one category, but each entry requires a separate application.

Fiction: submit one story up to 5,000 words.

Poetry: submit one to five poems, no more than 5 pages in length total.

Literary Criticism: submit one essay up to 5,000 words.

1) Fill out the Parker Prize Entry Form

2) Upload your Parker FICTION submission here.

    Upload your Parker POETRY submission here.

    Upload your Parker LIT CRIT submission here.

IMPORTANT: please put your EID in the filename and on the document

DO NOT include your name on the submission.

THE FANIA KRUGER FELLOWSHIP IN WRITING

Fania Feldman Kruger was born in 1893 in Sevastapol, Russia, on the shores of the Black Sea. There, she was witness to atrocities committed by Cossack troops against her family and others. In fear for their safety, Fania’s family escaped to the United States in 1908. These experiences inform her poems, which address persecution, injustice, and terror; they also reveal an abiding love of family and Jewish culture. Through her poetry, Fania demonstrates a deep compassion for all humanity and a commitment to human rights. Later in life, Fania settled in Austin, Texas, and frequented courses and lectures on the UT-Austin campus. The Kruger Fellowship honors Fiction and Poetry that is characterized by the vision of social justice that is the hallmark of Fania’s poems.

The Fania Kruger Fellowship competition is open to all currently enrolled UT-Austin graduate and undergraduate students in any major.

1) Fill out the Kruger Fellowship Entry Form .

2) Upload your Kruger FICTION submission here.

    Upload your Kruger POETRY submission here.

DO NOT include your name on the submission.  

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Certificate Creative Writing

The Creative Writing Certificate is intended for any university student interested in advanced study of creative writing, both as reader and as writer.

The certificate program is a small one: approximately 60 students will be admitted each year.

How to Declare

Those who plan to pursue the certificate should begin the program by the fall of the junior year; applications are accepted each spring, beginning in March. The primary criteria for admission are UT-Austin GPA and a student’s progress toward degree, with additional consideration given to writing ability. Generally, admitted students have earned a 3.0 or higher GPA. The online application will remain open from March 1 through July. Students who apply prior to March 21 will be notified by April 1. All other students will be notified throughout the spring and summer, no later than August 1. The application requires a short personal statement (approximately one paragraph) about your interest in the program, as well as a writing sample (any genre, maximum of three double-spaced pages).

Required Courses

Visit the Creative Writing curriculum to see all required courses for the Creative Writing Certificate.

  • Writing and communicating
  • Critical thinking
  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Research skills
  • Listening and interpreting
  • Attention to detail

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The transcript-recognized undergraduate academic minor must be completed in conjunction with an undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin. A certificate counted in place of a minor must meet the minimum requirements for a minor. For more information regarding the requirements for achieving a minor, including a comprehensive list of minors, please visit the  Minor and Certificate Programs  section of the  Undergraduate Catalog .

A student who wishes to pursue more than one transcript-recognized minor must obtain permission from the College. In considering whether to grant an exception, the College will consider the student's ability to graduate within four years of entering the university. 

Fifteen semester hours of African and African Diaspora Studies, including:

by admission only

Student must have completed  American Sign Language 610D  and demonstrate Intermediate-Low to Intermediate-Mid proficiency following ACTFL speaking guidelines before applying to the minor. 

Twenty-one semester credit hours, including the following or their equivalents: 

Fifteen semester credit hours, including:

The transcript-recognized Applied Economics Minor allows students not majoring in economics to master an important and useful set of economics concepts and models. The Applied Economics Minor is intended for students who would like to survey topics in economics and who seek an in-depth introduction, at the upper-division level, to how economists reason about various policy issues and economic trends and events. This may be out of interest or because of complementarities with a different major. Any three upper-division courses in economics may be counted toward the Minor in Applied Economics, including those that do not have calculus or microeconomic theory in the prerequisite. Students who have taken or who plan to take microeconomic theory ( Economics 420K , 420S , 421K , or Finance 321K ) are advised to consider the Economics Minor as an alternative.

To fulfill the requirements of the transcript-recognized Applied Economics Minor, a student must complete at least 15 semester hours of coursework as described below. All of the upper-division economics courses must be taken in residence at The University of Texas at Austin. All courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis. A student may complete only one of the Economics Minor and the Applied Economics Minor. 

The requirements of the transcript-recognized Applied Economics Minor are:

Eighteen semester credit hours in Arabic, consisting of the following or their equivalents:

Fifteen semester hours, including:

Nineteen semester credit hours, including:

At least 15 semester credit hours Chinese with a minimum grade of C , including: 

Seventeen semester credit hours, including:

Fifteen semester credit hours, including six upper-division hours:

15 Semester Credit Hours

Economics  Minor

The transcript-recognized Economics Minor allows students not majoring in economics to master important and useful concepts, models, and analytical skills in economics. Students may focus on analytical skills and quantitative methods by taking theory courses and courses in economic statistics and econometrics; or they may explore a field of economics in some depth. The Economics Minor is intended for students who seek to acquire skills in economics that have a calculus foundation and that utilize microeconomic theory. Students who do not plan to take calculus and microeconomic theory should consider the Minor in Applied Economics.

To fulfill the requirements of the transcript-recognized Economics Minor, students must complete at least 15 semester hours of coursework as described below. All of the upper-division economics courses must be taken in residence at The University of Texas at Austin. All courses must be taken on a letter-grade basis. An approved substitute for Economics 329 may satisfy the prerequisite for  Economics 420K , Economics 420S , or 421K , but may not count toward upper-division economics hours applied to the Economics Minor. A student may complete only one of the Economics Minor and the Applied Economics Minor.  

The transcript-recognized Economics Minor requirements are:

Fifteen semester credit hours in English, including:

European Studies  Minor

Twenty-one semester credit hours, including:

Geography Minor:

A minimum of 15 hours in Geography, including:

A minimum of 15 hours German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies coursework:

Fifteen semester credit hours, including:   

Eighteen semester hours, including:

At least 19 semester credit hours in Greek, including:

At least 15 hours of Hebrew, including:

At least fifteen semester credit hours, including:

Fifteen semester credit hours, including six upper-division. 

Eighteen semester credit hours of Italian, including:

Fifteen semester credit hours, including: 

At least 15 semester credit hours Korean, including:

Eighteen semester credit hours in Latin, consisting of: 

Eighteen semester credit hours of coursework, consisting of:

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Sexualities Studies  Minor

Fifteen semester-credit hours, including:

Fifteen semester credit hours in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, including:

Fifteen semester credit hours, consisting of:

At least 15 semester credit hours of Persian, including:

Eighteen credit hours, including:

The Transcript-Recognized Portuguese Minor requires students to take 18 hours through the Spanish and Portuguese Department at The University of Texas at Austin or an accredited institution with the Study Abroad Office. At least nine hours should be categorized as in-residence.

Fifteen credit hours, including:

Students may not earn a minor in the same field of study as their major, and at least nine of the hours required for the minor must include coursework not used to satisfy the requirements of the student’s major. However, courses in the minor may fulfill other degree requirements such as general education requirements or required elective hours.

Fifteen hours, including:

At least 15 semester credit hours in Russian, including:

The Slavic language minor is for students wishing to pursue the study of Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian, Czech, Polish (or another Slavic or Eurasian language, such as Ukrainian) at intermediate and advanced levels.

Eighteen semester credit hours, including:

At least fifteen semester credit hours, including:  

Between 15 and 21 hours of Turkish, including:

The University recommends students for teacher certification to TEA. To be recommended for a certificate to teach in secondary school, an undergraduate student must earn a degree as well as complete an approved teacher certification program, of which the coursework below is only a part.

Admissions Requirements

  • The UTeach-Liberal Arts undergraduate program requires at least a four long-semester commitment.
  • The program is open to current undergraduates at The University of Texas at Austin and incoming transfer students.
  • Students are eligible to enter the program second semester freshman year through senior year.
  • Admission to UTeach-Liberal Arts requires a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 at the University.

Application Process

  • Complete the UTeach-Liberal Arts Undergraduate Program Application. Our Program Advisor will notify you about your admissions status via email within 5-10 business days of your application submission.
  • Once Admitted, you will receive instructions on how to reserve a spot for UTL 101 "Introduction to Teaching", the first UTeach course.

Once you have reserved a spot, you may register for the course during your normal registration access period. Failure to register for your spot will result in losing your reservation in UTL 101.

Fifteen semester hours of required UTeach coursework must be completed as follows:

State of Texas teacher certification requirements are governed by the Texas Education Agency and are subject to change. Students must adhere to current teacher certification requirements, even if they differ from those listed in the University catalogs.

Certificates

The College of Liberal Arts offers several certificate programs, which are open to all degree-seeking University undergraduates. Undergraduates who complete certificate requirements in conjunction with their degree requirements or within one year after earning the degree receive recognition on the University transcript; students in integrated undergraduate/graduate programs must complete certificate requirements within one year after they complete their undergraduate degree requirements. A maximum of nine semester hours of certificate coursework may be taken after the student has earned the undergraduate degree. At least half of the required certificate coursework must be completed in residence at the University; some programs may require more work in residence.

Students may not earn a certificate in the same field as their major, and may not count the certificate towards their minor requirement if more than six hours of the certificate's coursework may also be counted toward the requirements of the major.  However, certificate courses outside the major may be counted toward other degree requirements. For certificates not counting toward the minor requirement, at least one certificate course must be outside the requirements of the major.

Students should apply for the certificate when they apply for graduation or when they complete the certificate program, whichever is later. Transcript recognition is awarded at the end of that semester or summer session.

Students outside the College of Liberal Arts should contact their dean’s office for permission to complete a certificate program and for the applicability of certificate requirements toward their individual degrees. Students in the College of Liberal Arts may complete certificate programs offered through other colleges. These are described in  Transcript-Recognized Certificate Programs  and by each college that offers a transcript-recognized certificate program. Certificate programs that do not lead to transcript recognition are also described in the respective college's catalog section.

The African Studies Certificate allows students to engage with scholarship on African peoples, cultures, and history through the theoretical lens of black studies. Through the certificate, undergraduates develop interdisciplinary expertise in African studies related to the student’s personal field of interest. The African and African Diaspora Studies undergraduate advisor (AADS) is available to steer certificate candidates towards areas of interest, which can include: expressive cultures, gender and sexuality studies, literature, language, history, politics, and society as these topics relate to theories of blackness on the African continent. 

The certificate program requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including at least nine semester hours completed in residence. 

Courses the student has completed at the time of application to the program may be counted toward the certificate. Students may not earn a certificate in the same field of study as their major and at least one course counting toward this certificate must be taken outside of the requirements of the student’s undergraduate degree. Students apply for transcript-recognized undergraduate academic certificates at the time they complete their undergraduate degree or the certificate program, whichever comes later. Transcript recognition is awarded at that time.

Students must fulfill the following requirements: 

Between 18 and 24 semester credit hours of Spanish, consisting of: 

The Computational Science and Engineering Certificate program is sponsored by the Cockrell School of Engineering, the Jackson School of Geosciences, the College of Liberal Arts, and the College of Natural Sciences; it is administered by the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences. Information regarding the specific requirements of the Certificate can be found in the Cockrell School of Engineering's  Minor and Certificates  section of the Undergraduate Catalog.

The certificate program in core texts and ideas is designed to provide a coherent path through the University’s core curriculum with an integrated, interdisciplinary sequence of courses on great works of philosophy, literature, science, and the arts that emphasizes debates about fundamental questions of enduring human concern. The program provides a grounding in the major ideas that have shaped the Western world and gives students the opportunity to study Eastern works as well. Students complete courses in four required areas and two elective areas. The four required areas are the philosophy and literature of the ancient world, especially Greece; major religious texts and their interpreters; the history of political philosophy; and the principles that formed the basis for the founding of the United States. Elective areas include philosophy, the arts, history, literature, and the history and philosophy of science and mathematics.

The certificate program requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including at least six hours of upper-division coursework and at least 12 hours completed in residence. Students must fulfill the following requirements:

Creative Writing Certificate

The Creative Writing Certificate is intended for any University student interested in advanced study of creative writing, both as reader and as writer. Those who plan to pursue the certificate should apply to the program advisor for admission no later than the end of their sophomore year. More information about the Creative Writing Certificate is given at the  Department of English website .

The certificate program requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including at least nine hours completed in residence. Students must fulfill the following requirements: 

To earn an Honors Creative Writing Certificate, students must fulfill the following additional requirements: 

  • Creative Writing 370H , Honors Creative Writing Project , with a grade of at least A-
  • A University Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.66 in the coursework required for the Creative Writing Certificate and a cumulative University GPA of at least 3.33.

The digital humanities represent the area of study where humanities disciplines and studies in information engage digital tools, archives, artifacts, and information technologies. This certificate is designed to introduce students to the ideas, materials, and computational tools that underlie this field. It is open to students of all majors. Those who plan to pursue the certificate should apply to the program advisor for admission no later than the end of their sophomore year. More information about the Digital Humanities Certificate is given at the College of Liberal Arts Digital Humanities website .

Students take 18 credit hours from a selection of courses taught in different departments and colleges at The University of Texas at Austin and must earn a letter grade of C- or better in all courses required for certification. Some courses required by the certificate may also fulfill degree requirements established by a student's major department.

Students must fulfill the following requirements:

At least 18 semester credit hours in German, including:

The History and Philosophy of Science Certificate provides students an opportunity to gain a coherent, cross-disciplinary command of the methods and findings that the liberal arts have contributed to our understanding of the sciences. Students analyze the dynamic development, concepts, and roles in society of various sciences, as well as the personal, dramatic struggles of famous scientists. Students must complete four courses in two required areas: history of science, and philosophy of science,  as well two electives to be selected from a list of pre-approved courses in history, philosophy, astronomy, physics, or core texts and ideas. 

The certificate program requires 18 semester hours of coursework, of which at least 12 semester hours of coursework must be upper-division, and including at least nine semester hours completed in residence. 

Courses the student has completed at the time of application to the program may be counted toward the certificate. Students apply for transcript-recognized undergraduate academic certificates at the time they complete their undergraduate degree or the certificate program, whichever comes later. Transcript recognition is awarded at that time. More information is available at the Certificate on History and Philosophy of Science website: http://liberalarts.utexas.edu/hps/index.php

Eighteen semester credit hours, consisting of:

The main goal of the indigenous studies certificate program is to encourage active intellectual and community engagement with indigenous peoples and cultures. The program allows undergraduate students to develop interdisciplinary expertise in indigenous studies and comparative approaches to their primary field of interest. 

Courses the student has completed at the time of application to the program may be counted toward the certificate. Upon completion of the course requirements, students write a three- to four-page essay that describes their intellectual work in the program and how the experience contributed to their academic career at the University.

The certificate program requires 18 semester hours of coursework, including at least nine semester hours completed in residence. Students must fulfill the following requirements:

Twenty-four semester credit hours, consisting of the following (or their equivalents):

Courses the student has completed at the time of application to the program may be counted toward the certificate. Students apply for transcript-recognized undergraduate academic certificates at the time they complete their undergraduate degree or the certificate program, whichever comes later. Transcript recognition is awarded at that time.

The Certificate in Security Studies recognizes students who focus their studies on international and national security affairs. Through the certificate, students develop an interdisciplinary expertise and practical job experience in security studies, including: diplomacy, defense, intelligence, foreign policy, homeland security, international affairs, international development, human rights, war, conflict, peace, and related fields. Students are required to take 18 credit hours on a letter-grade basis, earning a combined 3.0 or higher grade point average across at least two different departments, including at least nine completed in residence, and complete an internship in a field related to security studies.

This certificate is open to students in the College of Liberal Arts.

Internship: Students must successfully complete an internship. 

  • Students are responsible for identifying internship opportunities, applying for internships, informing the Faculty Committee of their internship plans, submitting a proposal for an internship to satisfy the certificate requirement, and submitting proof that the internship was completed.
  • Internships must involve substantive work that exposes students to the professional work environment and offers opportunities for networking in their chosen career fields.
  • Internships may be with government agencies, think tanks, NGOs, research centers, consulting firms, or other entities that offer professional job experience.
  • Internships may be in the fields of diplomacy, defense, intelligence, foreign policy, national security, homeland security, international affairs, international development, human rights, and related fields.
  • The Faculty Committee reviews students’ internship experience to ensure it is relevant to security studies and was satisfactorily completed.
  • Internships must last a minimum of six weeks of full-time work, or its equivalent (240 hours).
  • Internships may be in the United States or abroad.
  • Internships may be paid or unpaid.
  • Students who accept unpaid internships are invited to apply for a stipend through the Clements Center for National Security’s Summer Student Development Fund. Funds are limited and stipends are not guaranteed for certificate students.
  • Students must successfully complete an internship as part of this program. The Faculty Committee reviews students’ internship experience to ensure it is relevant to security studies and was satisfactorily completed. Internship student responsibilities and requirements are published on our website, http://clementscenter.org/programs/seay-partnership-in-history-strategy-and-statecraft/item/864-undergraduate-certificate-in-security-studies . Students should review all published information and consult with their advisor to ensure completion of the internship requirement

Waivers: Students may waive the internship requirement if they are enrolled in ROTC; have prior military experience with no major disciplinary actions against them; or have extensive prior civilian job experience directly related to security studies. The Faculty Committee reviews applications to waive the internship requirement.

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University of Texas at Austin / The New Writers Project

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The New Writers Project is a Creative Writing Program at The University of Texas at Austin that offers a three-year Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry and fiction. Our program is complemented by a nationally-renowned department of literature, the UT's Department of English, and one of the world's largest archives for twentieth-century literature, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.

All of our students receive full funding for their studies through teaching assistantships, fellowships, and grants. These funding opportunities serve to supplement the academic and scholarly training that students receive in graduate courses. During their five semesters of teaching assistantships, M.F.A. candidates receive experience teaching both literature and creative writing at the college level.

Contact Information

204 W. 21st Street Stop B5000, CAL 226 Austin Texas, United States 78712 Phone: (512) 471-8397 Email: [email protected] Fax: (512) 471-2898 https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/nwp/

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The New Writers Project is a Creative Writing Program at The University of Texas at Austin that offers a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry and fiction. Our program is complemented by a nationally-renowned department of literature, the UT English Department, and one of the world's largest archives for twentieth-century literature, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.

All of our students receive full funding for their studies through teaching assistantships, fellowships, and grants. These funding opportunities serve to supplement the academic and scholarly training that students receive in graduate courses. During their three semesters of teaching assistantships, M.F.A. candidates receive experience teaching both literature and creative writing at the college level.

Oscar Cásares

Author of a collection of short stories, Brownsville, which was published in 2003; His follow-up novel, Amigoland, was published in 2009. He is the Director of The New Writers Project.

http://newwritersproject.org/Faculty/

Peter LaSalle

Author of four short story collections and Strange Sunlight

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Elizabeth McCracken

Author of Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry, The Giant's House, Niagara Falls All Over Again, and Thunderstruck & Other Stories

Author of 10 poetry books, including Elegy on Toy Piano, Primitive Mentor, The Art of Recklessness, Fall Higher, and Bender

Deb Olin Unferth

Author of Minor Robberies (stories), Vacation (novel), and Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War (memoir)

Lisa Olstein

Author of Radio Crackling, Radio Gone; Lost Alphabet; and Little Stranger.

Roger Reeves

Author of King Me (2013)

Edward Carey

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Creative Writing

Course description.

Creative Writing is a one-semester online course designed to improve your ability to find and express your ideas through various writing styles. Each unit blends the reading of rich mentor texts with the opportunity for you to engage intimately with the process of writing. The ability to read analytically and to write expressively exists as the cornerstone for success in the work place, the military, and/or post high school collegiate work. Embrace the process and find your voice.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course you will understand and use:

  • analyze various genres of literature and understand their cultural significance.
  • analyze the critical attributes of varying modes of writing to appreciate and emulate the artistry of the writer.
  • compose various types of texts dependent on audience, purpose, and message.
  • incorporate standard grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling into all written work.

Required Course Materials

  • Interactive Notebook – In the form of a small composition notebook, a spiral notebook, or loose-leaf paper kept in a binder.
  • Pencil or Pen – In order to do well in the course, you must take notes, sketch diagrams and graphs, and solve problems when instructed to do so.
  • Internet Access
  • Adobe Reader
  • Dictionary access (print or online)
  • Online copies can be found, but you can also purchase your own copy of Barbara Kingsolver’s Poisonwood Bible . Paperback:  576 pages Publisher:  Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Reissue edition (June 10, 2008) Language:  English ISBN-10:  0061577073 ISBN-13:  978-0061577079

Course Organization

This course is a single semester that contains 7 units and one final exam.

Each Unit contains:

  • 2–4 lessons. Each lesson includes some or all of the following components: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.
  • Self-assessments to help you check your own understanding of the material covered in each lesson. You must complete these assessments in order to advance in the course.
  • 2 graded assignments

Final Examination

The final examination is comprehensive; it covers the material from all 7 units. To pass the course, you must receive a grade of 70 percent or better. You can apply to take the Final Exam after 100 percent of your graded assignments have been submitted, and at least 70 percent have been graded and returned to you.

Format: Multiple-choice and essay, online Time Allowed: 3 hours Materials Allowed: None

Semester Topics

Topic 1: Why Do Writers Write? Topic 2: Creative Nonfiction Topic 3: Short Fiction Topic 4: The Novel Topic 5: Poetry Topic 6: Experimental Writing Topic 7: A Way of Writing

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The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) offers a bilingual, fully-online Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. The goal of this unique bilingual program is to prepare writers for the publishing marketplace and for teaching and editing careers, both in the United States and Latin America.

Degree Requirements

The degree plan consists of 42 credits of coursework, followed by 6 credits of thesis during which the student completes a publishable manuscript in poetry or fiction. Refer to the Online MFA Curriculum page for a listing of available courses and course descriptions. Spanish is not a requirement for admission.

Many online MFA in Creative Writing courses are open to cross-campus enrollment. Check with your program advisor prior to registering for any of cross-campus courses to ensure they apply toward your degree program, and non-UTEP students who want to take MFA courses must get permission from the MFA Advisor.

To view Online MFA in Creative Writing program courses currently open for cross-campus registration, go to the Student Portal Course Schedule and select Creative Writing-Bilingual (MFA) from the Finish@UT Program menu, or search for a specific course name/number. UTEP students should refer to the UTEP Course Schedule and register directly through your home campus.

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Interested in applying? Be sure to review the Online MFA Application Process , Application Check List , and FAQs . If you have any questions regarding the application process after reviewing this information, please contact Coordinator of Graduate Enrollment, Sally Vasko .

Refer to the Student Support section of our website for additional information on cross-campus registration and course access.

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Degree Awarded: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

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Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny

Please send program-related questions to  [email protected] .

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Find answers to questions such as, "Do I need to know Spanish to be admitted into the program?" and, "Who do I contact about financial aid?" on the MFA Online website .

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Frequently asked questions, applying to multiple mfa’s at ut.

Yes! And we encourage you to research and consider applying concurrently to our affiliated departments’ M.F.A. programs, as each has it’s own unique structure, degree program, faculty, and setting.

The Michener Center for Writers, offers a three-year M.F.A. in Writing , with concentrations in Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting or Playwriting.

The Department of Radio, Television and Film offers an M.F.A. in Screenwriting .

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers an M. F.A. in Playwriting .

The New Writer’s Project in the Department of English offers an M.F.A. in Creative Writing , with tracks for fiction and poetry.

If you are applying to more than 1 graduate program at UT, please note the following:

  • You will need to submit a separate ApplyTexas application for each program.
  • You will also need to submit the required application materials for each department. Include the program name in the header of all documents to ensure they are viewed by the correct committee.
  • Applicants to multiple graduate programs need only pay the admissions fee for their first application. Application fees cannot be refunded once they have been processed.
  • When you upload your Writing Sample and Statement of Purpose to MyStatus, your documents might post to multiple applications. If you need to upload supplemental SOP’s or WS’s for your other applications, navigate to the “Document Upload System” link in the right-hand menu to upload your other documents.
  • In the MyStatus portal, the Michener Center application is labeled “Writing.”

Writing Sample & Statement of Purpose

Send us what you feel is your best and strongest work. A lot of writers make the mistake of trying to show “range” or submitting very recent work that hasn’t yet had time to mature. Likewise, some writers will include work that is more ambitious than accomplished, an approach that often doesn’t give the Admissions Committee the clearest sense of who the writers are. We know that the decision of what to include in a sample can be stressful and confusing, but our advice is to relax and send us what you feel are your best pages to date.

Yes, but including previously published work is not a requirement.

Think of this statement as a lens through which other elements of your application can be brought into focus for us. What you include is your call, though it’s not uncommon for writers to discuss the work (books, films, plays, etc.) that has shaped their writing lives. If you’ve had jobs or travels that seem relevant to who you are as a writer, we’d be glad to hear about them. If you have some special preparation or background in the secondary field, it’s worth briefly mentioning in the statement.

Include a header on your statement that includes your name and your primary and secondary genres.

Letters of Recommendation

Use your best judgment in securing meaningful letters. Letters from professors or workshop instructors of any writing classes you’ve taken can be useful, but we’ve also accepted many writers with no formal study in their backgrounds. If you have been out of school for a while, you might ask for letters from people with whom you’ve worked professionally, or in non-academic writing groups.

No, please only request three letters. Extra letters are not necessary and will not be read.

Yes. In your MyStatus portal, click on the letter of recommendation in your To Do list, then click the link that says “manage my recommendations.” This link will allow you to change the recommender.

Yes. In your MyStatus portal, click on the letter of recommendation in your To Do list, then click the link that says “manage my recommendations.” This link will allow you to resend the email.

Additional Questions

Yes. Michener Center Fellows complete a Master’s Degree during their time at the Center, so all applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree. Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree in progress must complete their degree before the first semester of the program (i.e. applicants for Fall 2024 must possess a Bachelor’s Degree by Summer 2024). Applicants must also meet the UT Graduate School’s minimum requirements for consideration. 

No. We no longer require the GRE.

While these items are not required for our application, you may submit them by logging into your MyStatus portal and navigating to the “Document Upload System” link in the right-hand menu. Upload your items as “miscellaneous documents.”

If you have submitted your writing sample & statement of purpose and paid the application fee by the deadline, your application will be assessed by the committee.

There is a one-month grace period for receipt of the letters of recommendation, language test scores, and transcripts. Applications that are not complete by January 1st will be cancelled. You do not need to contact us if your letters, scores, or transcripts will arrive between December 1st and January 1st.

If you have submitted the ApplyTexas application, paid the application fee, and completed the items in your MyStatus portal To Do List (excepting the “Graduate Program Requirements”) items, then your application is complete and under review. There is no final “submit” button in the MyStatus portal.

Decisions are generally made by early March. Admitted and wait-listed candidates are contacted immediately via direct email or phone. Applicants who are not offered admission will have their application status posted electronically in their MyStatus portal.

Please note: Our admissions committee reviews applications that are still considered “incomplete” by the Graduate Admissions Office (such as those with missing or un-evaluated transcripts), as long as they contain a writing sample and statement of purpose. If an application is still considered “incomplete” at the time that a decision to reject the application has been made, our department will cancel the application. If you receive a notice that your “incomplete” application was “canceled,” please know that our committee made the decision to reject your application based on their review of your submitted materials.

Yes! Bat City Review is a nationally distributed (and very cool) literary magazine published at UT-Austin.  Each year, MCW Fellows have the option to work on staff and can receive funding to represent the magazine at the annual AWP writers conference.

There are no required  teaching duties for Michener Center Fellows. We are very proud to offer three years of full funding without any teaching obligations. We want writers to immerse themselves in their projects and we want to spare them any unnecessary labor.

However, if a Michener Center Fellow wants to teach, there are a variety of options for them to explore. The Austin Public Library Foundation’s Badgerdog Creative Writing Program works to make creative writing accessible to anyone and everyone, and MCW Fellows have a rich history of teaching writers of all ages through that program. Students have also worked with resident faculty member Deb Olin Unferth on the Pen-City Writers Program, a creative-writing certificate program for men incarcerated at a maximum-security prison in southern Texas. They may also have the opportunity to teach creative writing and literature courses at UT’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s SAGE (Seminars for Adult Growth and Enrichment).

The Office of Graduate Admissions oversees all application fees and application fee waivers. At this time, waivers are only available for U.S. students. Information on requesting a fee waiver can be found here (scroll down to “Fee Waivers” below “Step 2: Pay the Application Fee”).

Please note that our department is unable to waive the application fee and all applicants must request fee waivers through the Office of Graduate Admissions. If you write to us requesting a waiver, we will direct you to the link above.

Applicants to multiple graduate programs only pay the admissions fee for their first application. Application fees cannot be refunded once they have been processed.

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Writing Contests

Each spring, the Department of English accepts submissions for the Parker and Kruger writing contests.

James F. Parker Writing Prizes

James Forrest Parker was a Greenville, Texas, native who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1948. After retiring from the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Parker served as a Professor of English at various University of California campuses for more than 30 years. He was an avid golfer and reader, a member of the Sierra Club, and enjoyed traveling around the world. A great friend to the Department of English, our writing contests are named in his honor.  Categories include Fiction , Poetry , and Literaray Criticism . The Parker contests are open to all UT-Austin undergraduate English majors and Creative Writing Certificate students.

Fania Kruger Fellowship in Writing

Fania Feldman Kruger was born in 1893 in Sevastapol, Russia, on the shores of the Black Sea. There, she was witness to atrocities committed by Cossack troops against her family and others. In fear for their safety, Fania’s family escaped to the United States in 1908. These experiences inform her poems, which address persecution, injustice, and terror; they also reveal an abiding love of family and Jewish culture. Through her poetry, Fania demonstrates a deep compassion for all humanity and a commitment to human rights. Later in life, Fania settled in Austin, Texas, and frequented courses and lectures on the UT-Austin campus. The Kruger Fellowship honors Fiction and Poetry that is characterized by the vision of social justice that is the hallmark of Fania’s poems.  The Fania Kruger Fellowship competition is open to all currently enrolled UT-Austin graduate and undergraduate students in any major.

Other UT Austin Writing Contests

Ellen Engler Burks Scholarship For Creative Writing

This scholarship was established in memory of Texas Exes Life Member Ellen Engler Burks, BA’99, by her parents, Gail and Chuck Engler, her husband, Jonathan Burks, and the other family and friends who love her and want her to always be remembered. After graduating from South Texas College of Law, she joined the firm of Powers and Frost, LLP, in Houston before her untimely death in 2007. Ellen will always be remembered for her unwavering love, her open ear, her beautiful smile, sparkling eyes, her strength and determination and her open heart. In keeping with Ellen’s passion for reading, research and writing, this scholarship will help students with a love for English complete his/her degree.

The Burks Scholarship is awarded by the Texas Exes.

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R. Stranger MFA’24 combines creative writing and visual arts in their multimedia approach to art

by Linda Lenhoff, February 15, 2024

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R. Stranger MFA’24 incorporates visual work into their writing, striving to find their own personal channel of creating. Through PNCA’s Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program, Stranger has been able to pursue cross-genre, collaborative work, combining prose, poetry, photography, film, archiving, and cataloging. “I needed to be in a writing program situated within an art school, where I would have the ability and freedom to incorporate my visual work and embodied practice into my creative writing,” Stranger says. “Literature and art have been the portals through which I receive so much of the world.”

The program’s unique approach to treating writing as a multidisciplinary studio art practice offers Stranger the ability to build relationships across departments. Stranger is especially grateful for mentorship from faculty members Vi Khi Nao , a writer, and Dao Strom , an artist. “Each of them has undeniably affected my work and approach to writing and creating,” Stranger says, adding that Nao “opened my eyes to the depth of emotion we can allow ourselves to go and the necessary risks that an artist must take if they wish to be true to their work and themselves.

Stranger focuses on difficult issues in their art, including “the multidimensional nature of queerness, the complexities of having/being a body, and the transformative nature of grief,” Stranger says. Utilizing several mediums allows Stranger to “move through the work of mourning and living through different layers of humanness.”

PNCA and the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies have granted Stranger multiple opportunities to share and show their work. “I tabled my zines at the 2022 Do-It-Yourself / Do-It-Ourselves Graduate Symposium as well as at this year’s Form.a Art Press Fair at Oregon Contemporary,” Stranger says. Their photography was also selected for display at Lightbox Photographic Gallery’s New Visionaries exhibit through an Oregon BFA/MFA photo student exhibition call organized by PNCA faculty Rachel Wolf .

The proverbial cherry on top of Stranger’s experience at PNCA has been having a private studio within an institutional space, thanks to Strom and Creative Writing Program Director Jay Ponteri . “I can still be in the world while also receiving access to a nurturing art community and the institutional resources that aid my public art practice.”

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CW Alum Victoria Newton Ford Awarded Writing Freedom Fellowship

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Poet, essayist, and Penn Creative Writing alum Victoria Newton Ford (C'15) has been named a 2024 Writing Freedom Fellow! Developed and administered by Haymarket Books in close partnership with the Mellon Foundation and the Art for Justice Fund, the Writing Freedom Fellowship aims to elevate the essential literary voices and contributions of poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers impacted by the criminal legal system. In its inaugural year, the fellowship offers crucial support to twenty emerging and established writers, recognizing them for their notable and necessary work.

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  1. Creative Writing Certificate Program

    Admission Applications The Creative Writing Certificate Program is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2024 semester. The priority deadline is March 1, 2024, but we will continue to accept applications until available space for the spring semester has filled. CREATIVE WRITING CERTIFICATE APPLICATION The application has TWO parts:

  2. Michener Center for Writers

    The Michener Center for Writers is the only Creative Writing M.F.A. program in the world that provides full and equal funding to every writer—yet it is our extraordinary faculty and sense of community that most distinguishes us. Our program is a three-year, fully-funded residency M.F.A. with a unique multi-disciplinary focus.

  3. Curriculum

    Beginning with the 2018-2020 Undergraduate Catalog, the Creative Writing Certificate program requires eighteen semester hours of coursework, including at least nine hours completed in residence: Part I Six semester hours of coursework from English (E), Radio-Television-Film, or Theatre and Dance (TD).

  4. CRW

    CRW 330. Literature for Writers. Readings in fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism, biography, and autobiography from the point of view of a creative writer. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: One of the following: Creative Writing 325, 325F, 325M, or 325P . CRW 335.

  5. Admission

    Creative Writing Certificate Program | College of Liberal Arts Admission The application window for Fall admission to the Creative Writing Certificate Program will open on Feb. 1, 2024, with a deadline of March 1, 2024. All links and instructions for the application will be available on this website.

  6. Courses

    Semester Keywords Liberal Arts at UT offers our over 9000 undergrads more than 40 majors and our graduate students many top-ranked programs in the social sciences and humanities all taught by over 750 faculty members across our departments.

  7. Creative Writing Certificate Program

    Liberal Arts at UT offers our over 9000 undergrads more than 40 majors and our graduate students many top-ranked programs in the social sciences and humanities all taught by over 750 faculty members across our departments. ... The priority deadline for applications for fall admission to the Undergraduate Creative Writing Certificate Program was ...

  8. Creative Writing

    Trent Lesikar Log in to Save The Creative Writing Certificate is intended for any university student interested in advanced study of creative writing, both as reader and as writer. The certificate program is a small one: approximately 60 students will be admitted each year. How to Declare

  9. Apply

    1. ApplyTexas Application. Complete the ApplyTexas application and pay the application fee at least 3 days before the deadline in order to receive access to the MyStatus admissions portal, where you'll submit the rest of your materials (Writing Sample, Statement of Purpose, Transcripts). Credentials to login to MyStatus will be emailed to you ...

  10. Minor and Certificate Programs

    Creative Writing Certificate. The Creative Writing Certificate is intended for any University student interested in advanced study of creative writing, both as reader and as writer. Those who plan to pursue the certificate should apply to the program advisor for admission no later than the end of their sophomore year.

  11. Our MFA

    MFA in Writing. Michener Fellows enroll in three courses, totaling nine hours, each Fall and Spring semester. There are no summer classes. The 54-hour degree plan includes workshops and studies or seminar courses in the primary and secondary genre (s), a range of electives, and a third-year thesis in the primary genre.

  12. AWP: Guide to Writing Programs

    The New Writers Project is a Creative Writing Program at The University of Texas at Austin that offers a three-year Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry and fiction.

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    LUCHA Program; Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement; ... EC17013. Course Description. Creative Writing is a one-semester online course designed to improve your ability to find and express your ideas through various writing styles. ... The University of Texas at Austin 1616 Guadalupe St., Ste 0.134 Austin, Texas 78701. View Map Hours. See us ...

  14. New Writers Project

    The New Writers Project at the University of Texas at Austin is a small, fully funded, three-year studio MFA program within the large and highly-ranked Department of English. We offer our students close mentorship, literary community, and teaching and editing experience.

  15. MFA in Creative Writing

    The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) offers a bilingual, fully-online Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. The goal of this unique bilingual program is to prepare writers for the publishing marketplace and for teaching and editing careers, both in the United States and Latin America. Degree Requirements

  16. University Writing Center

    Praxis: A Writing Center Journal. Praxis is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published biannually by the University Writing Center at the University of Texas at Austin.. How We Write Podcast. How We Write is a UWC-produced podcast in which we interview people about writing. Hire an Editor. We have compiled a list of non-UWC affiliated freelance copyeditors if you would like to pay someone to ...

  17. Frequently Asked Questions

    Is there more than one Creative Writing MFA at UT—Austin? What do I need to know to apply to multiple programs at UT? Writing Sample & Statement of Purpose What makes for a successful Writing Sample? Can I send previously published work as my Writing Sample? What should I say in my Statement of Purpose? Letters of Recommendation

  18. Creative Writing Certificate Program

    Creative Writing Certificate Program | College of Liberal Arts Writing Contests Each spring, the Department of English accepts submissions for the Parker and Kruger writing contests. James F. Parker Writing Prizes

  19. Are there any creative writing organizations at UT? : r/UTAustin

    I'm not aware of what the creative writing scene for undergrads is like at UT, but UT has one of two of the biggest and most prestigious creative writing master's programs in the country (the New Writers Project and the Michener Center's program).

  20. Our MFA

    UT alumnus John Crawley created the grant as his way of giving back to the creative writing program that influenced his student life and future career. In order to remain in the MFA program and to maintain their funding package, students must be making adequate progress toward their degree.

  21. Texas Creative

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  22. R. Stranger MFA'24 combines creative writing and visual arts in their

    R. Stranger MFA'24 incorporates visual work into their writing, striving to find their own personal channel of creating. Through PNCA's Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program, Stranger has been able to pursue cross-genre, collaborative work, combining prose, poetry, photography, film, archiving, and cataloging. "I needed to be in a writing program situated within an art school ...

  23. Faculty

    Faculty Education: Ph.D., Rice University Roger Reeves Faculty Education: M.F.A, Michener Center for Writers; PhD, Department of English, University of Texas at Austin Deb Olin Unferth Faculty Education: M.F.A., 1998, Syracuse University

  24. CW Alum Victoria Newton Ford Awarded Writing Freedom Fellowship

    Poet, essayist, and Penn Creative Writing alum Victoria Newton Ford (C'15) has been named a 2024 Writing Freedom Fellow! Developed and administered by Haymarket Books in close partnership with the Mellon Foundation and the Art for Justice Fund, the Writing Freedom Fellowship aims to elevate the essential literary voices and contributions of poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction ...