Providing a structured, multi-faceted curriculum for those who wish to pursue their interest in writing short fiction, novels, poetry,screenplays and/or creative nonfiction, The Creative Writing Certificate Program is a unique 15-credit (5 course) immersion in the study and practice of the writer's art.

Classes make extensive use of the writing workshop environment, in which class members and the instructor create a working community of writers dedicated to their own writing and attentive to the writing of others. The workshop aids each writer in making his or her work as strong as it can be.

Completion of the Certificate Program is noted on student transcripts and may be cited in applying to university Creative Writing, English, Journalism, Humanities, Liberal Arts, and other programs.

Classes may be offered online or on campus. Consult the Schedule of Classes each semester for details.

Certificate Requirements		Units
Choose one of the following two introductory creative writing courses:		3
ENGL 31	Intro. to Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 32	Creative Writing II (3)
Select 12 units from the following:		12
ENGL 31	Intro. to Creative Writing (3)
ENGL 32	Creative Writing II (3)
ENGL 51	Fiction Writing (3)
ENGL 52	Creative Nonfiction Writing (3)
ENGL 53	Poetry Writing (3)
ENGL 54	Novel Writing (3)
ENGL 55	Novel Writing II (3)
ENGL 57	Beginning Screenwriting (3)
TOTAL CERTIFICATE UNITS/HOURS		15

One of the following 3-credit MPC literature courses can be substituted for a Creative Writing course in meeting the 15-credit Certificate Program requirement. (Either ENGL 31 or 32 must still be taken if a literature course is substituted for the other, or for any other Creative Writing course):

ENGL 5: Introduction to Great Books

ENGL 11: Literature By and About Women

ENGL 17: Introduction to Shakespeare

ENGL 18: The Bible as Literature

ENGL 22: Introduction to Poetry

ENGL 40A: Survey of American Literature I

ENGL 40B: Survey of American Literature II

ENGL 43: Comics as Literature

ENGL 44: Survey of World Literature I

ENGL 45: Survey of World Literature II

ENGL 46: Survey of British Literature I

ENGL 47: Survey of British Literature II

All courses must be taken at MPC.

Please email hmarchand@mpc.edu for additional information about the program or individual creative writing courses at MPC.

And please visit the Creative Writing Club, Scheherazade Magazine and MPC Guest Authors Series pages to learn more about the inspiring Creative Writing environment at Monterey Peninsula College.

 

Writers who have been awarded the

Certificate in Creative Writing include:

 Marc Ferris

Niklas Spitz

Michelle Kilmer

Robert Lehmann

Mackenzie Miller

Susan Ragsdale-Cronin

Ruvic Delacruz

Joshua Converse

Colton Miller

Pam Schierer

Artemis Seay

Jennifer Schmidt

Ivan Garcia

Michael Beck

Tanya R. Fadem

Josephine Fellows

Lyn Whiting

Analynn Patterson

Clark Coleman

Therese Grate

Jeff Barnard

Robin Jepsen

Windsor Zachary Buzza

Stephanie England

Baergan Vana

Nicki Ehrlich

Maria Paci

Eduardo Espinoza

Samantha Montalvo-Santoro

Howard Gustafson

Autumn Guerrero

Artemis Seay and Pam Schierer

with Instructor Henry Marchand

Spring 2017

Analynn Patterson, Spring 2017