Overview

With the Creative Writing programme at Widener University, you'll gain practical writing skills and the confidence to follow your creative instincts. Encouraged by your professors and peers in intimate, graduate-style workshops, you'll write and revise original works, honing your voice as you explore the craft traditions of writing across space and time.

Key Features

With new special topics courses added every semester, you'll constantly be exploring innovative genres and modes of writing. As you create works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, and multigenre art, you'll join Widener's vibrant literary arts community. From learning in one-on-one workshops with visiting writers like George Saunders and Asali Solmon to facilitating your own community writing workshop, growing your artistic network is central to your creative writing degree.

Potential Careers

Community outreach and nonprofit work
Publishing
Theatre and the arts
Archiving
Web/multimedia production

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Nonfiction
Advanced Fiction Writing (W)
Advanced Poetry Writing (W)
Senior Seminar
Literature of the Western World I
British Literature
British Literature
American Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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More details

We accept applications on a rolling basis—there are no hard deadlines.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

122 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chester, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete your free online application (If you are attending a secondary school, or if you have taken fewer than 12 credits at a college or university, complete the freshman application. If you have attempted at least 12 credits at a college or university, complete the transfer application.)

Submit your official transcripts from all high school and college/university institutions you have attended. A course-by-course credential evaluation completed by a NACES certified organization will be accepted if the transcript is not in the English language.

Fulfill the English Proficiency requirements.
Prospective creative writing majors must submit for evaluation a 10-page writing sample featuring work in at least two of the following categories: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

58280 USD / year

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Out-of-State

58280 USD / year

≈ 58280 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

58280 USD / year

≈ 58280 USD / year

Living costs

Chester

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Potential Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Chester

Funding

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