Learn the ins and outs of the publishing industry while broadening your writing skills across a variety of forms and genres.
Write, edit, use technical tools, design, and strategically work with social media, newspapers, and magazines. Explore a variety of communication and writing styles to identify which kind fits you best—and how all that works with your Christian faith.
You’ll be prepared to go into a variety of careers where you’ll use your love for words to write articles, blogs, essays, work with social media, understand technical writing, or edit for all types of writing.
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Learn the entire publishing process, from acquisitions and writing to editing and publicity. You’ll fill a freelance writing portfolio with your own published writing that will set your career on track for success.
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.
Professional Writing Conference
Join current and aspiring authors (teens to adults) for a two-day writing conference full of fiction, nonfiction, platform & marketing, and specialty writing workshops. Learn from professional writers and network with agents and editors who can take your writing to the next level.
Minor in Professional Writing
Gain a foundational knowledge of the publishing world while sharpening your writing skills with a Professional Writing minor. Learn the business side of writing and how to navigate the world of agents and editors. This minor pairs well with Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, Graphic Art, and History majors.
Alyssa Roat
Class of 2020
I picked Taylor for the Professional Writing program. If not for the teaching and connections I received there, I wouldn’t be working full-time in the industry the way I am now.
Kamryn Koble
Class of 2021
Countless times, my professors prayed for me and counseled me. They provided an excellent, personalized learning environment that prepared me for my role as the digital operations and marketing associate for The Experiment publishing.
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Jeff Groeling
Department Chair and Professor of Communication