Student Life

The Creative Writing program at Douglas Anderson provides a disciplined and nurturing environment for young writers passionate about language and creative ideas. The curriculum is modeled after top fine arts programs in writing and features course offerings in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, journalism, screenwriting, portfolio work, as well as skill-based courses in digital arts, publication, copy editing, and oral interpretation.  In addition, the department sponsors Élan, an international student literary magazine, Coffeehouse, a student-produced evening of original performance work based on student writing, and the Douglas Anderson Writers' Festival which is a biennial event featuring writers of national and international acclaim.