Creative Writing Certificate Program
Illustration by Valerie Tran
Announcements
Admission Applications
The Creative Writing Certificate Program is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2024 semester. The priority deadline is October 1, 2023, but we will continue to accept applications until available space for the spring semester has filled.
Please Note: We are only accepting applications for the fiction sequence at this time, since the Intro to Poetry class CRW 325P will not be offered in the Spring. Students interested in pursuing the poetry sequence should apply during the next application period February 1 - March 1, 2024, for admission in Fall 2024.
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)
Please include your Name and EID on the writing sample and in the file name: Last_First_EID
CREATIVE HONORS PROJECT - Spring 2024
The Creative Writing Certificate Program is currently accepting applications to the Honors Project, CRW370H for Spring 2024. This class is intended for advanced students in creative writing who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to writing and wish to work under supervision on a particular project to culminate in a final creative thesis.
The Honors Project class, CRW 370H, is an extra class taken in addition to the 18 credits required for the certificate, and it does not count as one of the "elective" classes required to complete the certificate. Students taking 370H must still fulfill all of the required 18 credits for the certificate in addition to the honors project class.
Eligibility:
A University GPA of at least 3.33 and a Creative Writing Certificate GPA of at least 3.66 are required for the Honors Creative Writing Certificate to be awarded, as stipulated in the Undergraduate Catalog. Applicants must have completed or be enrolled in CRW 355F or 355P at the time of application. DEADLINE: October 1, 2023
The Honors Application has TWO parts:
1) Fill out the CREATIVE WRITING HONORS PROJECT APPLICATION
2) Upload your Thesis Proposal and Writing Sample in ONE document to the HONORS APPLICATION FOLDER
Please include your Name and EID on the writing sample and in the file name: Last_First_EID
WRITING CONTESTS
The submission window for the Parker Prizes and Kruger Fellowships will open on January 1, with a deadline of March 1, 2024. For more information click the Writing Contests link below.
Ongoing Opportunities
Check back often for more links to publishing, contest, and internship opportunities.
The Writers' League of Texas provides internship, networking, literary, and educational opportunities in Austin and around the state, as well as an annual conference featuring literary agents and editors.
The Texas Book Festival, one of the largest in the country, takes place annually in late October / early November, but offers volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
Poets and Writers magazine lists contests, fellowships, grants, and literary journals for writers of all levels.