Creative Writing BA Program Overview
Emphasizing the creative community as an essential element of any creative endeavor, the Creative Writing Department features an energetic and engaging award-winning faculty. Published and active in their fields—they are dedicated to providing the one-on-one availability that distinguishes an NEC education. With a focus on individual transformation, the bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing program bolsters and broadens existing areas of interest, as opposed to shepherding students toward a singular aesthetic. The result is a knowledge-based, experiential course of study with an eye on blossoming rather than funneling.
The goal of the Creative Writing BA at New England College is to prepare students for a professional writing career or graduate work in the creative arts.
Students will approach creative writing as a craft‐based discipline rooted in the study of literature and writing. Through genre workshops and literature courses, students will gain the analytical, critical, and creative skills to develop an informed practice of craft, resulting in the production of original works grounded in the historical and theoretical knowledge of the discipline. In this context, the Creative Writing curriculum emphasizes the authenticity and integrity of public voice.
New England College proudly announces that Jennifer Militello, accomplished poet and director of the College’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, has been named as New Hampshire’s next Poet Laureate after the State’s Executive Council confirmed Gov. Chris Sununu’s nomination of Militello.
After a publication hiatus, The Henniker Review is back and in print, ready to be enjoyed by the New England College community once again.
