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The MFA Creative Writing Program at the College of Charleston, a two-year residential program, offers advanced degree training in creative nonfiction, fiction, or poetry writing and features separate curriculum emphases: Studio and Arts & Cultural Management. The MFA workshops are the backbone of the program, taught by a highly distinguished, award-winning writing faculty. Students learn the history and traditions associated with literature, learn theoretical and formal approaches to the craft of writing, and receive intensive peer and faculty feedback as they compose and revise their thesis—a full-length manuscript.

Application deadline: January 15

Contact Information

66 George Street Department of English Charleston South Carolina, United States 29424-0001 Phone: 843-953-5665 Email: [email protected] http://english.cofc.edu/graduate-programs/master-fine-arts-creative-writing/index.php

Bachelor of Arts in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing +

Undergraduate program director.

Founded in 1770, the College of Charleston is a public liberal arts college that offers a BA in English with a Concentration or Minor in Creative Writing.

With a three-course sequence in poetry and fiction (beginning, intermediate, advanced), the Undergraduate Creative Writing Program also offers courses in creative nonfiction, flash fiction, writing the novel, literary publishing and editing, reading for writers, and special topics courses in creative writing. Students can enroll in an independent study or the Bachelor's Essay of their design to complete a creative project.

Master of Fine Arts in Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction +

Graduate program director, gary jackson.

Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, Gary Jackson is the author of the poetry collections origin story (University of New Mexico Press, 2021) and Missing You, Metropolis (Graywolf Press, 2010), which received the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. He’s also the co-editor of The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry (Blair Publishing, 2021). His poems have appeared in numerous journals including The Sun, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Copper Nickel. The recipient of Cave Canem and Bread Loaf fellowships, he’s also been published in Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology and was featured in the 2013 New American Poetry Series by the Poetry Society of America. He’s an associate professor in English and creative writing at the College of Charleston where he’s currently the Director of Undergraduate Creative Writing and teaches in the MFA program and serves as the associate poetry editor at Crazyhorse.

Bret Lott is the bestselling author of fourteen books, most recently the nonfiction collection Letters and Life: On Being a Writer, On Being a Christian (Crossway 2013) and the novel Dead Low Tide (Random House 2012). Other books include the story collection The Difference Between Women and Men, the nonfiction book Before We Get Started: A Practical Memoir of the Writer’s Life, and the novels Jewel, an Oprah Book Club pick, and A Song I Knew by Heart. His work has appeared in, among other places, The Yale Review, The New York Times, The Georgia Review, Vanity Fair Online and in dozens of anthologies.

Born in Los Angeles, he received his BA in English from Cal State Long Beach in 1981, and his MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1984, where he studied under James Baldwin. From 1986 to 2004 he was writer-in-residence and professor of English at The College of Charleston, leaving to take the position of editor and director of the journal The Southern Review at Louisiana State University. Three years later, in the fall of 2007, he returned to The College of Charleston and the job he most loves: teaching.

His honors include being named Fulbright Senior American Scholar and writer-in-residence to Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, speaking on Flannery O’Connor at The White House, and having served as a member of the National Council on the Arts from 2006 to 2012.

Malinda McCollum

Malinda McCollum is the author of The Surprising Place, winner of the Juniper Prize for Fiction. Her stories have appeared in The Paris Review –– which awarded her the Plimpton Prize –– McSweeney’s, ZYZZYVA, Epoch, and elsewhere. Her stories have also been anthologized in The Paris Review Book of People with Problems and The Worst Years of Your Life: Stories for the Geeked-Out, Angst-Ridden, Lust-Addled, Deeply Misunderstood Adolescent in All of Us.

McCollum has been the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a Stegner fellowship at Stanford University. She’s a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and has taught at the University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University, and Stanford University. She is an Assistant Professor and an editor at Crazyhorse.

https://malindamccollum.com

Emily Rosko

Emily Rosko's newest poetry collection is Weather Inventions (University of Akron Press, 2018). She is the author of two previous award-winning poetry collections: Prop Rockery, winner of the 2011 Akron Poetry Prize, and Raw Goods Inventory, winner of the 2005 Iowa Poetry Prize. Raw Goods Inventory also received the 2007 Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers from Shenandoah. Her other honors include: the Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University, a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from Poetry magazine, and a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri and a M.F.A. from Cornell University. Her poems have been included in a variety of literary journals, such as Antioch Review, AGNI, The Beloit Poetry Journal, The Denver Quarterly, New American Writing, Pleiades, and West Branch. Her pedagogical essays on poetic craft have been anthologized in Poets on Teaching: A Sourcebook and The Working Poet II. She is the editor of A Broken Thing: Poets on the Line (University of Iowa Press 2011) and is poetry editor for Crazyhorse.

https://www.erosko.com

Anthony Varallo

Anthony Varallo is the author of a novel, The Lines (University of Iowa Press), as well as four short story collections: This Day in History, winner of the John Simmons Short Fiction Award; Out Loud, winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize; Think of Me and I’ll Know (Northwestern University Press/TriQuarterly Books); and Everyone Was There, winner of the Elixir Press Fiction Award. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker “Daily Shouts,” One Story, The Sun, STORY, Gulf Coast, New England Review, Harvard Review, AGNI, and elsewhere. He earned his MFA from the University of Iowa/Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has received an NEA Fellowship in Literature. Currently he is a professor of English at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, where he teaches in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and serves as the fiction editor of Crazyhorse.

Jonathan Bohr Heinen

Jonathan Bohr Heinen began working on literary magazines as an assistant for Cimarron Review. He has since served as managing editor for Blue Mesa Review, senior managing editor for Iron Horse Literary Review, associate fiction editor for Q Avenue Press, and has worked as a publishing consultant for the Lighthouse Writers’ Workshop’s Lit Fest and the Tomales Bay Workshops Writers Conference. Currently, he is the managing editor for Crazyhorse at the College of Charleston. His writing has appeared in The Florida Review, Arroyo, Cimarron Review, The Boiler, among others, and has received special mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology. Beyond his writing and editing, he is a staff member at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference.

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Creative Writing Program College of Charleston

Student Accomplishments

We’re so proud to applaud the achievements of our current students and our alumni from the MFA Program and from our Undergraduate Creative Writing Program:

Kangkang Kovacs (MFA ’23) has been selected as one of two inaugural recipients of the Excellence in Experiential Learning Graduate School Award.

Hailey Williams (MFA/ARCM ’23) won the MFA Prize in Poetry for her poem, “L’Origine du Monde by Gustave Courbet, 1866.” The judge was Raena Shirali.

Kangkang Kovacs (MFA ’23) won the MFA Prize in Fiction for her novel excerpt, “Plum Snow.” The judge was Jen Julian.

Tanner Crunelle (MFA ’24) won the Klyde Robinson Poetry Prize for his poem, “Ode from a Grecian Porch.”

Emma Stough (MFA ’19) had her short story, “Jenny Watches the Exorcist,” selected for inclusion in Flash Fiction America , forthcoming from W.W. Norton in February 2023.

Hailey Williams (MFA/ARCM ’22) was selected to be an intern for the Library of Congress this Spring, working remotely full time on research with the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.

Erica Appleton (MFA ’22) published a poem, “To Be the Greenery,” in the latest issue of Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts .

Joshua Garcia (MFA / ARCM ’21) will publish his first poetry collection, Pentimento , with Black Lawrence Press in spring of 2024.

Jammie Huynh (MFA / ARCM ’23) published her first poetry collection, Out of Darkness , with Free Verse Press .

Hailey Williams (MFA / ARCM ’23) has poems published and/or forthcoming in Birmingham Poetry Review , Humana Obscura , and the Free Verse Press’s first anthology of Lowcountry Poets, I Am a Furious Wish. Her poem, “To Brother-Ghost on Halloween,” was selected as a finalist for The Arkansas International ‘s C.D. Wright Emerging Writers Prize.

Kangkang Kovacs (MFA ’23) was awarded second place in the Porter Fleming Literary Competition for her essay, “Firecracker Bill.” She also published a short fiction piece, “Childhood Delicacy,” in Jellyfish Review .

Gardner Dorton (MFA ’19) was accepted into the Ph.D. in Creative Writing program for poetry at Florida State University.

Raena Shirali (BA ’12) won the 2021 Hudson Prize prize from Black Lawrence Press for her second poetry collection summonings .

Joshua Garcia (MFA / ARCM ’21) was awarded the 2021-22 Stadler Fellowship in Literary Arts Administration at Bucknell University.

Michael Plunkett (MFA ’22) was awarded a NEA Fellowship for Military Veterans at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts for a writer’s residency in November 2021. The Dead Reckoning Collective interviewed him about his writing in March 2021.

Genevieve Hudson (BA ’09) published a novel, Boys of Alabama (Liveright 2020). Their novel was named “a LGBTQ books that will change the Literary Landscape in 2020” by O, The Oprah Magazine.

Gardner Dorton (MFA ’19) won the chapbook competition from Glass: A Journal of Poetry . His chapbook Stone Fruit (a portion of his thesis) was published in Spring 2021.

Joshua Garcia (MFA ’21) has published 12 poems in 2020: “Two Figures” in Hobart ; “My Antinous, Forgive Me” in Homology Lit ; “Third Date Pastoral,” “Rome,” & “Énouement” in Anthropocene ; “eclipse in reverse” in Sonora Review ; “Evacuation” & “Wet Dream” in The Shore ; “creation lesson” in Bodega ; “Tulips” in Mineral Lit Mag; “Imago Dei” in Ekstasis ; “I Will Tell You How I Love You in the New Year” in My Loves: A Digital Anthology of Queer Love Poems

Gardner Dorton (MFA ’19) published 4 poems: “Outside the Ark” in Ghost City Press ; “Inside the Steeple” in Glass: A Journal of Poetry ; and “triage” and “boy” in Crab Creek Review.

A poem, “While Housesitting for a Family Visiting Bordeaux,” by Dakota Reed (MFA ’20) was published in Blood Orange Review .

Katherine Jones ‘s (MFA ’19) prose piece “Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Has 8 Symptoms” is forthcoming in River Teeth .

Josh Lowder (MFA ’18) has two poems forthcoming in Cathexis Northwest Press .

Annah Browning ‘s (BA ’08) first poetry book, Witch Doctrine , was published by the University of Akron Press in March 2020.

Laura Davenport ‘s (BA) debut poetry collection, Dear Vulcan , was published in March 2020 from Louisiana State University Press.

Thomas Ryan Coughlin (MFA ’19) was accepted into the Ph.D. English Program at the University of South Carolina. He will focus on Early Modern and Southern literature.

Dakota Reed ‘s (MFA ’20) poem “Doe, a Deer” won the Nancy Walton Pringle Prize from the Poetry Society of South Carolina.

Raena Shirali (BA ’12) was hired as an Assistant Professor in the School of Arts & Sciences at Holy Family University .

Chad Abushanab ‘s (BA ’08) debut poetry collection, The Last Visit , won the 2018 Donald Justice Poetry Prize and was published by Autumn House Press in March 2019.

McKayla Watkins (MFA ’19) will have a poem, “sometimes you heal up,” included in the anthology, Women are Some Kind of Magic (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2019).

Emma Stough ‘s (MFA ’19) story “Happy Birthday Parker” appeared in Third Coast .

John Byrne (MFA ’19) has two poems, “cuddleslut” and “Flower Boy,” forthcoming in Roanoke Review, and he has another poem, “The Winter We Learn To Drive,” forthcoming in pamplemousse .

Christine McSwain (MFA ’19) has a story, “Imagine Explosions Here,” forthcoming in Rock and Sling .

Grace Timko (MFA ’20) has a story “Witching Season” in HitchLit .

Kieran Kramer ‘s (MFA ’18) short story, “Bubbles Here,” appeared in Chattahoochee Review (Dec. 2018). Angelica Manglona (pen name: A. Sirena) (BA ’19) has two flash fiction pieces, “To Lose a Jaw” and “Losing Words” forthcoming in paperdarts.org . “Losing Words” was also a finalist for Black Warrior Review ‘s contest.

Terry Beyer (BA ’19) published a story, “The Habits of Monsters,” in JordanCon Anthology .

Jen Julian (BA ’08) published her debut short story collection, Earthly Delights and Other Apocalypses (Press 53, 2018). She teaches fiction and literature at Allegheny College.

Raena Shirali (BA ’12) won Binghamton University’s 2018 Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award for her first poetry collection GILT (YesYesBooks, 2017).

Alexander Lumans (BA ’06) was awarded a 2018 NEA grant for fiction .

Shakarean Hutchinson (BA ’16) won the 2017 Hurston/Wright Foundation Award for College Writers .

Alex Eaker (MFA ’18) was awarded the Versailles Fellowship from the Graduate School.

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog (DRAFT) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Minor Requirements

Credit Hours: 18+

In addition to completing the requirements for this minor, students must also complete the minor requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Introductory Courses (6 credit hours)

ENGL 220 Poetry Writing I (3)
ENGL 223 Fiction Writing I (3)

Focus Courses (6 credit hours)

ENGL 377 Poetry Writing II (3)
ENGL 378 Fiction Writing II (3)

Complete 3 additional credit hours from the following

ENGL 339 Advanced Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 347 Writing the Novel (3)
ENGL 367 Creative Nonfiction (3)
ENGL 368 Flash Fiction (3)
ENGL 373 Reading for Writers (3)
ENGL 375 Studies in Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 380 The Literary Magazine, Publishing, and Editing (3)
ENGL 402 Advanced Workshop in Poetry Writing (3)
ENGL 403 Advanced Workshop in Fiction Writing (3)

Best Creative Writing colleges in South Carolina 2024

Best creative writing colleges in south carolina for 2024.

University of South Carolina-Columbia offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2022, 6 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 6 Master's degrees.

College of Charleston offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2022, 4 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 4 Master's degrees.

Converse University offers 2 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2022, 18 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 14 Master's degrees, and 4 Bachelor's degrees.

Coastal Carolina University offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2022, 10 Creative Writing students graduated with students earning 10 Master's degrees.

Anderson University offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city.

Bob Jones University offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city.

Limestone University offers 1 Creative Writing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a outlying town.

List of all Creative Writing colleges in South Carolina

	Average Tuition	Student Teacher Ratio	Enrolled Students
Columbia, SC	3/5	23 : 1	35,653
Spartanburg, SC	5/5	12 : 1	1,823
Charleston, SC	3/5	22 : 1	10,885
Spartanburg, SC	4/5	14 : 1	1,284
Conway, SC	3/5	21 : 1	10,337

2024 Best Creative Writing Schools in South Carolina

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There were about 6 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

There were approximately 4 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.

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There were about 10 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.

Best Creative Writing Colleges in the Southeast Region

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
	715	121
	710	178
	690	92
	630	169
	624	38
	518	48
	501	25
	500	20
	489	43
	466	45
	410	9

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The study of English is fundamental to a liberal arts and sciences education. English faculty teach students to read perceptively and critically; to understand the historical, cultural, and aesthetic dimensions of language and literature; and to write with clarity and precision. We offer courses in composition, creative writing, film, literature, and rhetoric.

English majors benefit from small class sizes, individual attention from instructors, and unique opportunities for independent research, internships, and study abroad. Majors pursue concentrations in Literature and Film , Creative Writing , or Writing, Rhetoric, and Publication . Those who wish to teach at the secondary level can pursue a combined major in English and Secondary Education .

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On this episode of "Speaking of ... College of Charleston," we talk to Dean Jayme Host about a new era for the School of the Arts.

On this episode of Speaking of … College of Charleston, we talk to Dean Jayme Host , the new dean of the School of the Arts, who joined the College in the summer of 2024.

“I am a strong advocate for the timeless value of the liberal and creative arts within the higher education landscape, and felt a calling to come to the College of Charleston,” says Host.

Host comes to the College at an exciting time and looks forward to celebrating the newly renovated Albert Simons Center for the Arts .

“We’re thrilled to welcome students and our new dean into the Simons Center,” says Edward Hart ’88 , professor of music theory and composition. “The School of the Arts is involved with artistic institutions throughout the city, including Spoleto Festival USA, Piccolo Spoleto, the Charleston Symphony, the Charleston Gaillard Center and the Preservation Society of Charleston, and we are thrilled to welcome Dean Host as the new visionary of the ‘Artistic Heartbeat of Charleston.’”

On this podcast, Host speaks of her passion for dance and education, highlighting her past roles and achievements, which include working with various international dance companies and educational institutions. She says it’s important to train students to be exceptional in their discipline.

“We also want them to be aware of how that discipline fits within the larger landscape,” she adds. “We want our students to understand how their discipline connects to society and to discover opportunities to engage others with their art.”

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Jayme Klinger Host is the new dean of the College of Charleston School of the Arts. She has more than 25 years of student success and higher education experience. Her comprehensive knowledge of higher education has been developed through work at three different public and private institutions of higher education. Host has extensive experience directing complex departments and projects, and intentionally bringing people together across divides and generating a positive vision that is long term, expansive and solution driven.

In her previous role as the director of East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance within the College of Fine Arts and Communication, Host led the school’s strategic plan while serving as its senior academic officer, and was responsible for curriculum, human resources and fiscal operations. Her extensive administrative, artistic and academic career is steeped in a tenacious advocacy for student success and support. She is intentional in cultivating artistry, inclusive practices and global citizenship.

Originally from central Pennsylvania, she is a professor, dancer, choreographer, STEAM educator and arts integration specialist with 28 years of experience of teaching dance in higher education. As a dancer, she performed with Tandy Beal Dance Company in Tokyo, with the Pennsylvania Dance Theatre in State College, Pennsylvania, and as an independent artist. She has created over 50 original works throughout her career.

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