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Creative Writing and Publishing

The Creative Writing major gives you hands-on experience in writing, editing and publishing.

You’ll study the fundamentals of creative writing craft, explore your own writing style and learn the tools of the publishing industry. With a choice of electives, you can specialise in writing for youth, writing for the illustrated book, or online publication.

Career opportunities

Author, editor, publisher, educator, professional writer, journalist

Major (8)

For a major in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Workplace Learning I
CMN117 Microbiology
CMN246 Medical Microbiology
CMN247 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
CMN260 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
CMN266 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN213 Playing with Genre
CMN320 Writing for Young Adults
EGL201 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
EGL285 Writing the Short Story

Minor (4)

For a minor in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Writing Poetry
CMN117 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN247 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
CMN260 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction