The creative writing major fuses academic literary study and creative studio work with opportunities for service and experiential learning focusing on nature and culture, cultivating an awareness of how writing emerges from the intersection of self and place. Creative writing majors will have opportunities to interact one-on-one with writers of national and international renown; this feature, in addition to the extensive campus landscape and special courses that combine an immersion in place, literature and creative writing, all serve to make Berry?s program distinctive.

A major in creative writing requires 39 semester hours for the major and participation in a senior reading. The department offers a 200-level course to introduce students to general principles of craft in creative writing. Courses at the 300 and 400 levels concentrate on reading, drafting and revision of creative work in a variety of genres in a workshop format.