JMU Creative Writing

We are delighted to welcome our new Assistant Professor of English, Dr. Becca Klaver!

Dr. Klaver earned her Ph.D. at Rutgers University, and her research focuses on poetry writing, feminist poetics, and post-1945 avant garde literary movements.

She writes that she, “can’t wait to teach in JMU’s popular Creative Writing minor, which brings together students from different majors. In my experience, a room full of writers with a variety of interests and backgrounds leads to rich, lively conversations where perspectives interweave and creativity blooms.”

Want to work with Dr. Klaver? Then enroll in her ENG 392: Intro to Creative Writing – Poetry course for the Fall ’26 semester!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2025-26 Creative Writing Awards Ceremony!

Congratulations to all our awardees and a special congratulations to Laurie Kutchins on her retirement 💜

TOMORROW is the 2025-26 Creative Writing Awards Ceremony! Be sure to come out to help us celebrate all the award winners! 💜

Continuing in our week of celebration, please extend congratulations to our Honorable Mentions - Jennifer Roth, Luce Sampson, Elisa Slater, and Jacob Dinman!

Creative Writing Awards Ceremony
Thurs. April 16th | 4pm
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Join us in congratulating Brady Hanley, Daisy Fuller, Jacob Dinman, and Alin Freitag!

Come out to celebrate all our award winners this Thursday!

Creative Writing Awards Ceremony 💜
Thurs. April 16th | 4pm
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💜 THIS THURSDAY: Come and celebrate the 2025-26 Creative Writing Awards!

To start off this week of celebration, please wish congratulations to Ash Conley, Aamirah McDonald and Olivia Gulick!

Creative Writing Awards Ceremony
Thurs. April 16th | 4pm
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💜⭐️ Are you interested in…

- Participating in major-based opportunities?
- Showing your passion for the English Major?
- Responding to prospective students?
- Assisting with departmental events?
 
Then you should become an English Student Ambassador!!
 
Click the link in our bio for the English Student Ambassador application. All English majors and minors, and Creative Writing minors are welcomed to apply!

💜 Happy first day of classes! Have a great semester.

Photo from Breanne Weber’s (Fall 2025) ENG 402: The Book in Early Modern Literature final projects.