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Skidmore College
English Department

Creative Writing

The English department offers a Creative Writing Minor. English majors, however, may elect to pursue a course of study that emphasizes creative writing and concludes with a Senior Coda.”

To qualify to write a Senior Coda in Creative Writing, majors must have taken 200- and 300-level workshops in the same genre.

PRE-REQUISITES FOR CREATIVE WRITING SENIOR CODA: ADVANCED PROJECTS

One of the following Introductory workshops:

  • EN 280 - Introduction to Nonfiction Writing
  • EN 281 - Introduction to Fiction Writing
  • EN 282 - Introduction to Poetry Writing
  • EN 228 W - Prose Boot Camp: Nonfiction

One of the following 300-level workshops:

  • EN 378 - Nonfiction Workshop
  • EN 379 - Poetry Workshop
  • EN 380 - Fiction Workshop

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR CREATIVE WRITING SENIOR CODA

  • EN 251 - Special Topics in Creative Writing
  • EN 377 - Special Studies in Writing: The Art of Fiction, The Art of Nonfiction, or The Art of Poetry

Course descriptions for all these classes are available here.

Current and past offerings of all courses can be found here.


CREATIVE WRITING FACULTY

Calvin Baker

Calvin Baker

Professor

Phone: 518-580-5165
Email: cbaker1@skidmore.edu 
Office: Palamountain Hall 310

April Bernard

April Bernard

Professor

Phone: 518-580-8396
Email: abernar1@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 319

Peg Boyers

Peg Boyers

Lecturer & Executive Director, Salmagundi

Phone: 518-580-5186
Email: pboyers@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 327

Maggie Greaves

maggie greaves

Associate Professor

Phone: 518-580-5191
Email: mgreaves@skidmore.edu 
Office: Palamountain Hall 309

Linda Hall 

Linda Hall

Associate Professor

Phone: 518-580-5182
Email: lhall@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 318

Greg Hrbek 

Greg Hrbek

Distinguished Writer-in-Residence

Phone: 518-580-8398
Email: ghrbek@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 310

Susannah Mintz

Susannah Mintz

Professor

Phone: 518-580-5169
Email: smintz@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 324

Melora Wolff

Melora Wolff

Associate Professor & Director of Creative Writing

Phone: 518-580-5197
Email: mwolff@skidmore.edu
Office: Palamountain Hall 323