Summer Intensive in Creative Writing

Become a member of a selective writers' community this summer. This intensive two-week program is designed for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who wish to develop their process and to refine their craft in one of these areas.

During the two-week period, you will spend six mornings in improvisation workshops taught by NYU-SCPS Paul McGhee Division faculty members. These workshops will help you to find new ways of generating and revising text. You will participate in seven craft workshops in either poetry or prose that are taught by distinguished visiting writers. Chase Twichell is the invited poet; Roxana Robinson, the invited fiction writer; and Michael Thomas, the invited nonfiction writer. During two of the seven sessions, you will work with a writer in a genre other than your own. You also will have private conferences with the craft teacher in your area of concentration during the two-week workshop. In the evenings, you will attend readings, lectures, and social events.

Who Should Register?

Students must apply for admission to the program. A maximum of 12 poets, 12 fiction writers, and 12 nonfiction writers will be chosen to participate. Participants should have some prior coursework in poetry or prose. Students may apply on a credit or noncredit basis. Those taking the course for credit will be asked to submit additional written materials later in the summer.