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Whether you’re interested in taking individual courses or pursuing a creative writing diploma/degree, Selkirk College welcomes you. Join Renée Jackson-Harper, Almeda Glenn Miller and Leesa Dean, the program’s core faculty, as well as guest speakers and visiting writers who will take you on an exciting journey designed to immerse you in creative processes and help you find your voice.
What defines our creative writing program is a community of writers composed of small class sizes and intimate workshops. Gain confidence in communicating your ideas in a truly magical setting. Imagine sitting by the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers to draft a poem, or walking along the Castlegar campus trails - a significant gathering place for Indigenous peoples - to conjure the final scene in your short story. In Nelson, classes are held at the Tenth Street campus, also home to Selkirk's renowned Music and Digital Art programs.
Situated in one of the most beautiful regions on earth, Selkirk College offers a safe, peaceful and vibrant sense of place for writers to explore their imaginations in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama. Our creative writing classes are fully transferable to universities across Canada. Take your first two years with us and you’ll be set for success to complete your third and fourth year of a degree program elsewhere.
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Course of Studies
Semester 1
Course, Name, , Credit
CWRT 100, Studies in Writing I, , 3
ENGLISH , English Requirement: ENGL 110 or ENGL 112, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
Total, 15
Semester 2
Course, Name, , Credit
CWRT 101, Studies in Writing II, , 3
ENGLISH , English Requirement: ENGL 111 or ENGL 114, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
Total, 15
Course Descriptions
CWRT 100 - Studies in Writing I
ENGLISH - English Requirement: ENGL 110 or ENGL 112
UAS ELECT - General UAS Elective
CWRT 101 - Studies in Writing II
ENGLISH - English Requirement: ENGL 111 or ENGL 114
Semester 3
Course, Name, , Credit
CWRT 200, Studies in Writing III, , 3
ENGL 200, A Survey of English Literature I, , 3
ENGL LIT , Topics in Literature: ENGL 202 or ENGL 204, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
Total, 15
Semester 4
Course, Name, , Credit
CWRT 201, Studies in Writing IV, , 3
ENGL 201, A Survey of English Literature II, , 3
ENGL LIT , Topics in Literature: ENGL 203 or ENGL 205, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
UAS ELECT , General UAS Elective, , 3
Total, 15
Course Descriptions
CWRT 200 - Studies in Writing III
ENGL 200 - A Survey of English Literature I
ENGL LIT - Topics in Literature: ENGL 202 or ENGL 204
UAS ELECT - General UAS Elective
CWRT 201 - Studies in Writing IV
ENGL 201 - A Survey of English Literature II
ENGL LIT - Topics in Literature: ENGL 203 or ENGL 205
Many modern workplaces prefer hiring creative individuals who pay attention to detail. Below is a list of common jobs for creative writers:
Insurance/year: 500 CAD/per year
