Creative Writing (Minor/Concentration)

Refine your style and broaden your writing ability across multiple genres.

interested in pursuing writing on top of your chosen major? A Creative Writing minor will help you connect with your audience to bring ideas to life. This minor will boost your marketability for careers in media, publishing, business, and areas of science.

Students majoring in English with a Creative Writing concentration cannot add a Creative Writing minor.

Creative Writing Degrees

Minor in Creative Writing

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Build Skills In:

Writing on a deadline
Critical thinking and analysis
Characteristics of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction
Generating ideas and workshopping
Revision process
Exploring different voices and styles

Career Opportunities:

Marketing copywriter
Arts administrator
Creative director
Digital copywriter
Editorial assistant
Magazine journalist
Copyeditor/proofreader
Web content manager
Writer/author

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Creative Writing Curriculum Guides & Degree Options

Creative Writing Minor

Students interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.

A Taylor liberal arts education will prepare you to live and work in a fast-changing world. It also goes a step further: laying a strong spiritual foundation that cultivates wisdom. You’ll become a well-versed individual, equipped with critical thinking skills, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation for God’s creation.

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Internships
Gain internship experience through working with faculty to publish Cheers!, the biannual newsletter of the Flannery O’Connor Society housed at Taylor, or through summer internships with publishing companies or journals. English faculty are especially receptive to working with students in co-producing scholarly work; this has sometimes resulted in published articles and conference presentations. Paid job opportunities include being a writing consultant in the Writing Center, a peer-based writing service, or by tutoring for the Academic Enrichment Center.
Conferences and Camps

The English department hosts a biannual undergraduate conference, Making Literature, which gives students the opportunity to present papers for presentation, moderate paper sessions, and participate in the exciting logistics of hosting a national conference.

Participate in WORDshop!, an on-campus writing camp for area youth designed and taught by English education majors, who have the opportunity to learn how to build a writing community and encourage young writers.
Literary London J-Term Trip
This academic tour allows students to study the works of major British authors and to visit the homes and locations that inspired their literature. Authors have included Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Samuel Johnson, Shakespeare, and others. Most of the trip is centered in London, with trips to Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Edinburgh, and other locations enriching the experience.
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Internships
Gain internship experience through working with faculty to publish Cheers!, the biannual newsletter of the Flannery O’Connor Society housed at Taylor, or through summer internships with publishing companies or journals. English faculty are especially receptive to working with students in co-producing scholarly work; this has sometimes resulted in published articles and conference presentations. Paid job opportunities include being a writing consultant in the Writing Center, a peer-based writing service, or by tutoring for the Academic Enrichment Center.
Conferences and Camps

The English department hosts a biannual undergraduate conference, Making Literature, which gives students the opportunity to present papers for presentation, moderate paper sessions, and participate in the exciting logistics of hosting a national conference.

Participate in WORDshop!, an on-campus writing camp for area youth designed and taught by English education majors, who have the opportunity to learn how to build a writing community and encourage young writers.
Literary London J-Term Trip
This academic tour allows students to study the works of major British authors and to visit the homes and locations that inspired their literature. Authors have included Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Samuel Johnson, Shakespeare, and others. Most of the trip is centered in London, with trips to Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Edinburgh, and other locations enriching the experience.
Learn More
Internships
Gain internship experience through working with faculty to publish Cheers!, the biannual newsletter of the Flannery O’Connor Society housed at Taylor, or through summer internships with publishing companies or journals. English faculty are especially receptive to working with students in co-producing scholarly work; this has sometimes resulted in published articles and conference presentations. Paid job opportunities include being a writing consultant in the Writing Center, a peer-based writing service, or by tutoring for the Academic Enrichment Center.