Creative Writing

Your book starts here…

If you love writing and wish to improve your skills while learning in a focused, supportive environment, then our Creative Writing courses are for you! We offer all students the chance to explore creative writing through multiple genres such as fiction and poetry. These courses will teach you how to develop the knowledge and skills you need to refine your craft while preparing you to submit work for competitions and publishing opportunities. We also encourage you to explore other creative writing experiences at EMCC including our very own EMCC Writing Club and the Mariposa Literary Review.

Creative Writing courses we offer:

CRW 120: Introduction to Writing Children’s Literature

CRW 150: Introduction to Creative Writing

CRW 160: Introduction to Writing Poetry

CRW 170: Introduction to Writing Fiction

For course descriptions, click here [link/downloadable attachment: crw_course_desc.pdf]

Explore degrees and career information on Creative Writing here:

Associate in Arts, Emphasis in English (Creative Writing)

Academic Certificate in Creative Writing

Mariposa Literary Review

Proud of something you wrote? Want to take your writing to the next level? Submit your piece of creative writing for a chance to get published in the Mariposa Literary Review, a literary magazine full of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and more! Plus, top submissions win scholarship prizes! Click here for more info: https://www.estrellamountain.edu/beyond-classroom/mariposa-literary-review.