Welcome to the page for Ramapo College's Creative Writing Program! For non-Literature students, a minor in Creative Writing is available.
Information concerning the concentration/minor and related events will be posted here. The Creative Writing Program in the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies seeks to develop promising writers. Our program features small classes to further challenge and nurture students, creating a more fulfilling academic experience. This experience is not contained in just the classroom, but reache
s to the Ramapo College community through producing the literary magazine, The Trillium, and sponsoring the Readings at Ramapo Visiting Writers Series. For students who are majoring in Literature, a concentration in Creative Writing is available. This can be achieved by taking three Creative Writing courses and completing the Creative Writing Capstone. This can be achieved by taking Introduction to Creative Writing, an additional Creative Writing course and completing the Creative Writing Capstone. In addition, two Literature electives are required, one focused on poetry, and the other focused on prose. The following Creative Writing courses are in the college catalog:
- Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
- Poetry Writing Workshop
- Creative Non-Fiction Writing Workshop
- Fiction Writing Workshop
- Creative Writing Capstone
The faculty of the Creative Writing Program are listed here:
- Professor James Hoch, Convener of the Creative Writing Program and Director of the Readings at Ramapo Visiting Writers Series
- Professor Hugh Sheehy
- Dr. Lisa Williams
- Dr. Peter Scheckner
Questions, comments and suggestions may be directed to Professor James Hoch, Director of the Creative Writing, at [email protected].
