Creative Writing (BA)
As of Fall 2025, the BA in English with a concentration in creative writing is no longer restricted by Portfolio Review. Current students are not required to submit a Portfolio to complete the degree program.
About Creative Writing at ASU
The Creative Writing program at ASU encourages all interested students, regardless of their field of study, to join our community of writers through
- enrolling in workshops in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction,
- internships with Hayden’s Ferry Review, ASU’s national literary journal,
- and by participating in the many exciting CW events held on campus.
About the Creative Writing Concentration
Interested students who are committed to the study of creative writing develop their skills in supportive, highly focused workshops and additional courses designed to enhance their literary and artistic knowledge, through the BA in English with a concentration in creative writing.
Required courses for students admitted to ASU 2024 or after:
- ENG 281: Beginning Workshop in Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction, or
ENG 287: Beginning Workshop in Creative Writing: Poetry, or
ENG 288 Beginning Workshop in Creative Writing: Fiction - ENG 251: Reading as a Writers
- ENG 381: Craft of Creative Nonfiction, or
ENG 387: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry, or
ENG 388: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction - ENG 351 Developing as Writers: Vision & Strategy
- ENG 481: Advanced Creative Nonfiction,
ENG 487: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry, or
ENG 488: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction - ENG 451: The Writer in Context or Collaboration: Interdisciplinary Study
Required courses for students admitted to ASU before 2024:
- ENG 287: Beginning Workshop in Creative Writing: Poetry, or
ENG 288 Beginning Workshop in Creative Writing: Fiction - ENG 387: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry, or
ENG 388: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction - ENG 487: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry, or
ENG 488: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop in Fiction - ENG 498: Capstone Poetry, or
ENG 498: Capstone Fiction
Students in the BA in English with a concentration in creative writing program should note:
- To complete the concentration, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher in their major,
- A grade of B or better is required in all advanced workshop classes,
- Transfer students should seek academic advisement as to when to take classes in order to successfully fulfill the concentration requirements,
- Students interested in pursuing more than one genre at the 400-level must check with their academic advisor to confirm prerequisites and ensure the necessary courses will fit their degree plan,
- Non-majors interested in enrolling in advanced workshops will be considered based on prerequisite work and course availability.