Fall 2018
In the Fall of 2018, the Creative Writing Center will offer workshops in both poetry and fiction, as well as other cross-listed courses in playwriting and translation.
Pre-registration is not allowed for workshop courses, and admission to the course may involve a writing sample. Please read and follow the admissions procedures for each course.
You can search the Five College online catalog for writing classes at other colleges.
Questions? Email Catherine Newman at crnewman@amherst.edu
Please note: There will be poetry workshops as well this fall, but these have not been added to the catalogue yet. Please check back!
ENGL-221 Writing Poetry I
Shayla Lawson (Section 01)
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 12 students. Preregistration is not allowed. Admission instructions
here.
ENGL-222 Playwriting I
Karinne Keithley Syers (Section 01)
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Not open to first-year students.
ENGL-226 Fiction Writing I
Judith E. Frank (Section 01)
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Preregistration is not allowed. Admission instructions here.
Amity Gaige (Section 01)
Requisite: Completion of a previous course in creative writing. Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Preregistration is not allowed.
Previously: Spring 2018
Kirun Kapur (Section 01)
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 12 students. Preregistration is not allowed. Admission instructions
here.
Connie Congdon (Section 01)
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Not open to first-year students.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Preregistration is not allowed. Admission instructions
here.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 25 students. Preregistration is not allowed. Admission instructions
here.
Requisite: THDA 270 or the equivalent. Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 10 students.
Requisite: Completion of a previous course in creative writing. Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Preregistration is not allowed.
Admission instructions
here.
Previously: Fall 2017
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 12 students. Admission instructions
here.
Karinne Keithley Syers
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students.
If Overenrolled: Preference to theater and dance majors. Decisions made after the first class.
Susan E. Stinson
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Admission instructions
here.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Admission instructions
here.
Requisite: A previous fiction-writing workshop. Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 10 students. Admission instructions
here.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Admission instructions
here.
Catherine A. Ciepiela
Requisite: two years of college-level study of the chosen language. Limited to 15 students.
Previously: Spring 2017
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 12 students. Admission instructions
here.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Not open to first-year students.
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Admission instructions
here.
Requisite: THDA 270 or the equivalent. Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 10 students.
PLEASE NOTE: FICTION II WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN SPRING 2017
Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Admission instructions
here.
Previously: Fall 2016
Kirun Kapur (Section 01)
Limited enrollment. Pre-enrollment not allowed. Admission instructions
here.
Djola Branner (Section 01)
Enrollment limited to 15; not open to first-year students; if overenrolled, enrollment will be decided after the first class.
Pre-enrollment not allowed. Admission instructions
here.
Previously:
Previously: Fall 2015
Chris Mason Johnson (Section 01)
Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Preference will be given to English and FAMS majors. Admission with consent of the instructor. Limited to 12 students. Please complete the
questionnaire to be considered for admission.