Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Creative Writing] From University of North Carolina

The Creative Writing program at University of North Carolina Wilmington provides aspiring writers an apprenticeship in writing, informed by the close study of literature among a community of professional writers. As a studio-academic experience in writing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, our BFA program unites passionate people who believe the creation of art is a pursuit valuable to self and culture.

The BFA degree provides training in the art of writing through the study of aesthetics, the literary tradition, the craft and profession of publishing, and liberal arts subjects relevant to each student's needs and goals.

The Department of Creative Writing has established four intended outcomes for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program. Our intent is to:

• provide a rigorous apprenticeship in the art and craft of creating literature.

• help students develop critical faculties, their understanding of literary forms, and their aesthetic judgment.

• build a strong intellectual foundation in the historical literary tradition, grounding practice of the art of writing in an understanding of how that art has been practiced by the greatest classic and modern authors.

• construct a thoughtful interdisciplinary foundation for understanding the relationship of creative writing to other arts and scholarly areas