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Creative Writing and Publishing

The Creative Writing major gives you hands-on experience in writing, editing and publishing.

You’ll study the fundamentals of creative writing craft, explore your own writing style and learn the tools of the publishing industry. With a choice of electives, you can specialise in writing for youth, writing for the illustrated book, or online publication.

Career opportunities

Author, editor, publisher, educator, professional writer, journalist

Major (8)

For a major in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN117 Playing with Genre
CMN246 Writing for Young Adults
CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN260 Writing the Short Story
CMN266 Writing Poetry

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN213 Editing for the Communication Professional
CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
EGL385 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of Theory and Fiction

Minor (4)

For a minor in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN117 Playing with Genre
CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN260 Writing the Short Story