Creative Writing
The English department offers a Creative Writing Minor. English majors, however, may elect to pursue a course of study that emphasizes creative writing and concludes with a Senior Coda.”
To qualify to write a Senior Coda in Creative Writing, majors must have taken 200- and 300-level workshops in the same genre.
PRE-REQUISITES FOR CREATIVE WRITING SENIOR CODA: ADVANCED PROJECTS
One of the following Introductory workshops:
- EN 280 - Introduction to Nonfiction Writing
- EN 281 - Introduction to Fiction Writing
- EN 282 - Introduction to Poetry Writing
- EN 228 W - Prose Boot Camp: Nonfiction
One of the following 300-level workshops:
- EN 378 - Nonfiction Workshop
- EN 379 - Poetry Workshop
- EN 380 - Fiction Workshop
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR CREATIVE WRITING SENIOR CODA
- EN 251 - Special Topics in Creative Writing
- EN 377 - Special Studies in Writing: The Art of Fiction, The Art of Nonfiction, or The Art of Poetry
Course descriptions for all these classes are available here.
Current and past offerings of all courses can be found here.
CREATIVE WRITING FACULTY

Calvin Baker
Professor
Phone: 518-580-5165
Email: cbaker1@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 310

April Bernard
Professor
Phone: 518-580-8396
Email: abernar1@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 319

Peg Boyers
Lecturer & Executive Director, Salmagundi
Phone: 518-580-5186
Email: pboyers@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 327

maggie greaves
Associate Professor
Phone: 518-580-5191
Email: mgreaves@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 309

Linda Hall
Associate Professor
Phone: 518-580-5182
Email: lhall@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 318

Greg Hrbek
Distinguished Writer-in-Residence
Phone: 518-580-8398
Email: ghrbek@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 310

Susannah Mintz
Professor
Phone: 518-580-5169
Email: smintz@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 324

Melora Wolff
Associate Professor & Director of Creative Writing
Phone: 518-580-5197
Email: mwolff@cranioklepty.com
Office: Palamountain Hall 323