The MFA Alumni Reading Series, presented by ASU's Creative Writing Program, brings notable alumni authors to the ASU community for readings and discussions about writing and their literary works. All readings are free of charge, open to the public, and take place on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe.
The MFA degree and the undergraduate concentration in creative writing at ASU are thriving programs with deep interests in craft and content: the choices writers make about what to say and how to say it. Students work with core faculty in workshops, and also in literature classes designed specifically for writers, organized around either a subject matter or a strategic approach.
Each year, the Writers’ Place Awards (formerly the Printer’s Devil) recognizes outstanding essays from composition students at Arizona State University. The contest is open to Tempe Campus composition students who have completed or are currently enrolled in one of the following ten courses during the regular academic year: ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 105, ENG 107, ENG 108, ENG 215, and ENG 216.
2017 Student Portfolios
Bailey Roos
ENG 105 Nate Bump
https://asu.digication.com/bailey_rooss_eportfolio_1/Basic_Training1/
(Reviewed and approved at the April 24, 2019, meeting of the Writing Programs Committee)
Writing Programs, in the Department of English, in accordance with the Arizona State University
Charter, values the principled use of technology in our classes.We commit to the following:
ASU Common Read, Oct 26, 2023.
TomorrowTalks 2023-24, TBA
2022-2023: "The Undocumented Americans" by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
ASU Writing Programs serves more than 10,000 students annually. Our writing takes place in myriad spaces, including in face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses. Writing Programs’ outcomes focus on student individuation, and writing classes are small, promoting individual feedback and fostering community building. We attempt to utilize students' pre-existing literacies to aid development of their critical reading, thinking, and writing skills. ASU Writing Programs also functions as a site of inquiry and research.