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University of Montana, Missoula

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Founded in 1920, the University of Montana Creative Writing Program is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country. We offer long winters, brilliant peers, a diverse and engaged faculty, excellent funding, and community that lasts long after the program ends.

We provide students with a variety of awards, fellowships, scholarships and TA positions. TA’s teach one class per semester in exchange for a tuition waiver + a generous stipend. We provide excellent training for teaching both composition and creative writing. We also offer Truman Capote Scholarships (tuition waivers and stipends without the obligation of teaching).

Students take 4 workshops in fiction, nonfiction or poetry; 1 techniques course; 4 literature or special topics courses; and a year-long, one-on-one mentorship with a faculty member that results in a thesis manuscript. We offer elective courses in critical theory, film, storytelling and teaching with a focus on preparing writers to teach a variety of courses at the college level. More than 50 of our graduates hold tenure-line teaching positions in creative writing at universities across the country; 12 of them are directors of creative writing programs.

Former students have published widely (over 27% of our graduates have books with reputable publishing houses). Our alumni include Sandra Alcosser, Kim Barnes, Judy Blunt, Kevin Canty, Emily Danforth, Rick DeMarinis, Michael Fitzgerald (CEO of Submittable), David Gilbert, Andrew Sean Greer, Shannon Hale, Frances Hwang, Megan Kruse, Melissa Kwasny, Aryn Kyle, Stephanie K. Land, J. Robert Lennon, Abi Maxwell, Neil McMahon, Deirdre McNamer, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Janisse Ray, Steven Rinella, Kim Todd, Amanda Eyre Ward, James Welch, Robert Wrigley, Khaty Xiong, William Finnegan - winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography and Andrew Sean Greer, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

We offer direct access to agents, editors and publishers with an annual Writers at Work conference. Our program actively assists students in creating successful careers with writing. University of Montana alumni generously donate their time and expertise, providing a network of mentorship for current students.

Students direct their own reading series, Second Wind, pairing second year MFA students with community writers. They also edit and publish CutBank, a noted literary journal featuring poetry, prose, art and critical work by both emerging and established artists. The Editor-in-Chief receives full funding.

Each year the program welcomes in semester-long visiting writers in both poetry and prose. We also sponsor frequent readings and workshops by short-term visiting writers. Recent visitors include Sherwin Bitsui, Marilyn Chin, Charles D'Ambrosio, Timothy Donnelly, Pete Fromm, Alexandra Fuller, Walter Kirn, William Kittredge, Catherine Lacey, Chang-rae Lee, Sandra Lim, Barry Lopez, Alice Notley, Peter Orner, Susan Orlean, Gregory Pardlo, D.A. Powell, Claudia Rankine, Mary Szybist, Jess Walter, Tracey Kidder and Dara Weir.

Beginning spring of 2023, UM's Creative Writing Program will welcome the first James Welch Distinguished Native American Writer to campus for the semester. This annual chair was established in honor of Montana author James Welch, a internationally celebrated Native American author who wrote poetry, fiction and nonfiction, but is best known for his novels Winter in the Blood and Fools Crow.

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32 Campus Drive Liberal Arts Building 112 Missoula Montana, United States 59812-6120 Phone: (406) 243-2275 Email: [email protected] http://hs.umt.edu/creativewriting/

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing +

Undergraduate program director, bachelor of arts in english/creative writing option +, master of fine arts in creative writing +, graduate program director.

The MFA program in fiction, nonfiction or poetry can be completed in two years. Students who choose to attend part-time may take three years. Candidates must complete 45 graduate semester hours and submit a thesis.

A prose thesis may be a novel, group of short stories, or collection of essays, and the minimum length is 80 pages. A poetry thesis requires a minimum of 40 pages. With committee permission, an MFA could comprise work in both prose and poetry.

The total number of students varies slightly from year to year but generally ranges between 45 and 50. That number includes first-year, second-year and third-year students in prose and poetry.

All workshops are capped at 15 students but are often smaller.

Students take 4 workshops in fiction, nonfiction or poetry; 1 techniques course; 4 literature or special topics courses; and a year-long, one-on-one mentorship with a faculty member that results in a thesis manuscript. We offer elective courses in critical theory, film, storytelling and teaching with a focus on preparing writers to teach a variety of courses at the college level. More than 50 of our graduates hold tenure-line positions in creative writing at universities across the country; 13 of them are directing these creative writing programs.

Director of Creative Writing

Chair, Department of English

http://hs.umt.edu/creativewriting/people/core-faculty.php

Robert Stubblefield

Director of the BFA in Creative Writing

Fiction and Nonfiction

Erin Saldin

Christopher dombrowski.

Assistant Director of Creative Writing

Emily Ruskovich

Brian blanchfield.

Poetry/Nonfiction

Publications & Presses +

The Oval, undergraduate literary magazine

Visiting Writers Program +

Alex Smith: 1 semester, Screenwriting

Smith Henderson: 1 semester, Fiction workshop

Kim Barnes: Distinguished Kittredge Visiting Writer

Sarah Hulse: Fiction Adjunct Professor

Stephen Graham Jones: Distinguished Welch Visiting Native American Writer

Reading Series +

Second Wind ( http://hs.umt.edu/creativewriting/readings/second-wind.php )

MFA Thesis Readings ( http://hs.umt.edu/creativewriting/readings/mfa-thesis.php )

UM Creative Writing Series ( http://hs.umt.edu/creativewriting/readings/visiting-writer-series.php )

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Debra Magpie Earling First Native American Director Of UM Creative Writing Program

Debra Magpie Earling, a Bitterroot Salish tribal member, is now director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Montana . She is the first Native American to serve as director of the 96-year-old program. Earling is thrilled by the appointment, but also a little nervous.

"Years ago, Jim Welch told a story about the chief of the Blackfeet who didn’t want to be the chief. So he ran up into the hills and hid. And they had to drum him out of the hills," Earling said.

Earling’s appointment was celebrated this week during an honoring ceremony in the Payne Family Native American Center on the University’s Missoula campus.

As President Royce Engstrom pointed out, the Creative Writing Program at UM is one of the top programs in the country.

"Three or four years ago, we set about on this campus identifying a small number of programs of national distinction — that’s what we called it. And a very rigorous competition from campus was held. Thirty-some programs applied for this status and Creative Writing was one of the three that we awarded programs of national distinction."

"Earling has been teaching at the University of Montana since 1992. William Kittridge, Regents Professor Emeritus, recalled this story about her hiring."

"I remember talking to the Dean of Arts and Sciences and he said, 'You know what I’m going to do? I’m going to hire this woman, Debra Earling.' And he said, 'Do you think that’s a good idea?' And I said sir, I congratulate you ."

During the ceremony, Kittridge and Annick Smith delivered a gift to Earling from Lois Welch, wife of the late Blackfeet author Jim Welch. Smith walked over to Earling holding a colorful wool blanket, which, Kittredge explained:

"Lois Welch gave it to me to pass on to you at an honoring like this, a traditional honoring. He got it from the Fort Belknap Tribe after the publication of "Fool’s Crow" in 1986. And she thinks Jim would love it — and I’m sure he would, and so does she — if that blanket were passed on to you at this honor."

After Earling gave gifts of her own to several people at the gathering, she began her remarks with a bit of history:

" The land the University inhabits holds both a sorrowful and brilliant story. This is the time-honored homeland of the Bitterroot Salish, and this is our traditional gathering ground. When my great-great grandfather, Chief Charlo, was forced to leave his beloved homeland in 1891, he passed through Missoula in exile. In his deepest sorrow, he stated: 'We were happy when the white man first came. We first thought he came from the light. But he comes like the dusk of evening now. Not like the dawn of morning. He comes like a day that has passed, and night enters our future with him.' Charlo’s exile was not the story he chose. But because of Charlo’s love for this particular place, he is part of this land where we now gather, and his spirit will remain forever. This will always be his homeland."

To honor the memory of Chief Charlo and her Bitterroot Salish ancestors, Earling looks forward to helping students to share their stories.

"I hope that in my position as the Director of the Creative Writing Program that I can open up doors for students. That I can serve in that capacity, that it is possible that your stories do matter."

Especially stories from Indian Country.

"This is a new generation of storytellers in tribal communities. There’s many young people that I have met who’ve worked with Anna East Baldwin in Arlee. There’s students in Two Eagle River School, students who are in all the tribal colleges who are writing, who have important stories to tell. All you Indians out there writing, come to the University of Montana. We have something big to offer."

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CRWR 115L - Montana Writers Live. 3 Credits.

(R-6) Offered autumn. Open to all majors. An introduction to Montana?s practicing creative writers and their work through reading, live performances and discussion. Regional poets and prose writers will read from their work and lead class discussion. Students prepare questions developed from readings and criticism.

Gen Ed Attributes: Lit & Artistic Studies (L)

CRWR 191 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

CRWR 210A - Intro Fiction Workshop. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Offered on Mountain Campus and at Missoula College. This beginning writing workshop emphasizes the reading, discussion, and revision of students' short fiction. Students will be introduced to the technical elements of writing fiction. No prior experience in writing short fiction required.

Gen Ed Attributes: Expressive Arts Course (A)

CRWR 211A - Intro Poetry Workshop. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. This beginning writing workshop focuses on the reading, discussion, and revision of students' poems. Students will study and use models of poetic techniques. No prior experience in writing poetry required.

CRWR 212A - Intro Nonfiction Workshop. 3 Credits.

A study of the art of nonfiction through reading and responding to contemporary nonfiction and the writing of original nonfiction works. Focus is on creative expression, writing technique and nonfiction forms. Students begin with writing exercises and brief essays, advancing to longer forms as the semester progresses.

CRWR 234 - The Oval: Literary Mag. 3 Credits.

(R-6) Offered Spring, Mountain Campus. This course is open to undergraduates who have completed at least one semester of creative writing. Students focus on the editing, design, layout and marketing of The Oval, University of Montana's undergraduate literary magazine. Students will read, discuss and develop responses to to recongnized literary works, as well as developing criteria for each volume's content and design. The class will include the evaluation and selection of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art submissions to The Oval. Students are required to keep a reading journal, and compile a portfolio of writing exercises, responses to texts and critiques of published works.

CRWR 240A - Intro Creative Writing Wrkshp. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Offered at Missoula College. Beginning writing workshop designed for students to explore genres of creative writing with opportunities for students to write, and revise using genre-specific writing techniques.

CRWR 291 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

CRWR 310 - Intermediate Fiction Workshop. 3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., completion of CRWR 210A with a "B" average or better. An intermediate fiction writing workshop. Students will be expected to finish 3 or 4 substantial stories for the course. Although some outside material will be considered, the primary emphasis will be analysis and discussion of student work.

CRWR 311 - Intermediate Poetry Workshop. 3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., Completion of CRWR 211A with a "B" average or better. An intermediate workshop involving critical analysis of students' work-in-progress as well as reading and discussion of poems in an anthology. Numerous directed writing assignments, experiments, exercises focused on technical considerations like diction, rhythm, rhyme, and imagery.

CRWR 312A - Interm Nonfiction Workshop. 3 Credits.

(R-9) Prereq., completion of CRWR 212A or CRWR 210A with a "B" average or better. An intermediate nonfiction workshop. Students read and respond to model essays, in addition to creating and revising original essays for workshop review. Assignments and exercises focus on writing craft and research techniques.

CRWR 320 - The Art and Craft of Revision. 3 Credits.

(R-6) Offered spring. Prereq., CRWR 210A or consent of instr. An intermediate writing course focused on revision of prose works-in-progress and study of narrative, plot, and editing at the language level. Materials include craft manuals, contemporary and classic examples, and student manuscripts.

CRWR 322 - Techniques of Modern Essay. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Study of various forms of nonfiction essay, such as memoir, personal essay, travel and nature writing, profile and literary journalism. Assignments and exercises focus on writing craft and research techniques.

CRWR 391 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

CRWR 398 - Internship. 1-3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of faculty supervisor, department chair, and the Internship Services Office.

CRWR 410 - Advanced Fiction Workshop. 2-3 Credits.

(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., junior standing and CRWR 310 or consent of instr. An advanced writing workshop in which student manuscripts are read and critiqued. Rewriting of work already begun (in CRWR 310 classes) will be encouraged.

CRWR 411 - Advanced Poetry Workshop. 2-3 Credits.

(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. An advanced writing workshop involving critical analysis of students' work-in-progress, as well as reading and discussion of poems by established poets. Discussions will focus on structure and stylistic refinement, with emphasis on revision. Different techniques, schools and poetic voices will be encouraged. Frequent individual conferences.

CRWR 412 - Advanced Nonfiction Workshop. 3 Credits.

(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., junior standing and CRWR 310 or 312A or consent of instr. An advanced creative writing workshop focused primarily on reading and writing nonfiction; some classes may focus on personal essay, narrative nonfiction or short forms. Students complete two substantial essays.

CRWR 424 - Creative Writing: Nonfiction, New West: From This Point. 3 Credits.

Offered spring. Nonfiction writing course offered in partnership with the New West Certificate Program. Participants will explore and choose an exact geographical point from which to formulate and develop a question at issue. Working individually and collaboratively, writers will conduct field, primary, and secondary research and draft, revise, and edit an original work focused on natural and human history and incorporating physical and cultural geography.

CRWR 425 - Storytelling. 3 Credits.

This course is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, and is not limited to English majors. In-class exercises and out-of-class assignments are designed to help students identify, develop, and demonstrate effective narrative practices in their chosen fields. Students learn to recognize and identify unifying themes, motifs, and ideas in literature and oral stories. Students will read, write, edit and present stories to the class, as well as providing a critique of their peers' work.

CRWR 491 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered Intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

CRWR 492 - Independent Study. 1-3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and department chair, and junior or senior standing. Special projects in creative writing. Only one 492 may be taken per semester.

CRWR 496 - Service Learning. 1-3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and department chair, and junior or senior standing. Special projects in creative writing. Only one 496 may be taken per semester.

CRWR 510 - Fiction Workshop. 1-15 Credits.

(R-15) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Level: Graduate

CRWR 511 - Poetry Workshop. 1-15 Credits.

CRWR 512 - Nonfiction Workshop. 1-15 Credits.

(R-15) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. A creative writing workshop focused primarily on personal essay and narrative nonfiction. Attention given to writing and publishing professional magazine essays. Students complete two substantial essays. Level: Graduate

CRWR 513 - Techniques of Nonfiction. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered once every 2 years. Prereq., consent of instr. Study of form, technique and style in contemporary nonfiction. Level: Graduate

CRWR 514 - Techniques of Modern Fiction. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Intensive reading of contemporary prose writers. Level: Graduate

CRWR 515 - Traditional Prosody. 3 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Intensive practice and readings in prosodic and other poetic techniques. Level: Graduate

CRWR 516 - Topics in Creative Writing. 3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Creative Writing faculty explore readings in their genres of specialty. Each professor chooses the focus, reading list, and assignments for the course. Level: Graduate

CRWR 595 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics. Level: Graduate

CRWR 596 - Graduate Independent Study. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and Associate Chair. Special projects in creative writing. Only one 596 permitted per semester. Level: Graduate

CRWR 598 - Internship. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of faculty supervisor, department chair, and the Internship Services Office. Level: Gradaute

CRWR 599 - Thesis. 1-12 Credits.

(R-12) Offered every term. Preparation of a thesis or manuscript based on research for presentation and/or publication. Level: Graduate

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WRIT 095 - Developmental Writing. 3 Credits.

Offered every term. Offered at Missoula College. Prereq., placement or referral by WRIT 101 instructor. Designed for students who need instruction and practice integrating critical thinking, reading and writing before entering the required first-year writing course. Emphasis on invention, drafting, and revision. Grading A-F or NC (no credit). Credit does not count toward Associate of Arts or Baccalaureate degrees.

WRIT 101 - College Writing I. 4 Credits.

UM: Offered every term. Prereq., WRIT 095 or proof of passing score on writing diagnostic examination, ACT English, 22-27, ACT Combined English/Writing 18-31, ACT Writing subscore 7-10, SAT Writing Score 440-690, SAT Essay subscore 7-10, ACT Writing subject score 19-32, ACT English Language Arts (ELA) score 18-31, SAT Writ/Language Test score 25-36. Emphasis on rhetorical understanding, textual analysis, and genre flexibility. Grading A-F, or NC (no credit). ***** Missoula College description for this course: Offered every term. Prereq., WRIT 095 or proof of passing score on writing diagnostic examination, ACT English, 22-27,ACT Combined English/Writing 18-31, ACT Writing subscore 7-10, SAT Writing Score 440-690, SAT Essay subscore 7-10, ACT Writing subject score 19-32, ACT English Language Arts (ELA) score 18-31, SAT Writ/Language Test score 25-36., WRIT 095 or proof of appropriate SAT/ACT essay, English/Writing, writing section scores, appropriate MUSWA scores, or proof of passing scores on Writing Placement Exam). Expository prose and research paper; emphasis on structure, argument, development of ideas, clarity, style, and diction. Students expected to write without major faults in grammar or usage. Grading A-F, or NC (no credit). Co-Requisite Support sections of WRIT 101 are 4 credits; they are offered Autumn and Spring. Placement is based on UM Writing Placement Assessment score, ACT Combined English/Writing <18, ACT Writing subscore <7, SAT Writing Score <440, SAT Essay subscore <7, ACT Writing subject score <19, ACT English Language Arts (ELA) score <18, SAT Writ/Language Test score <25, or referral by WRIT 101 instructor. Designed for students who need additional instruction, support, and practice integrating critical thinking, reading and writing.

Gen Ed Attributes: Introductory Writing

WRIT 121 - Introduction to Technical Writing. 3 Credits.

Offered every term. Offered at Missoula College. Prereq., WRIT 101 (or higher) or equivalent or proof of appropriate SAT/ACT essay, English/Writing, writing section scores, appropriate MUSWA scores, or proof of passing scores on Writing Placement Exam. Introduction to technical writing situations that integrate text, design, and graphics. Emphasis is on evidence-based, informative writing that uses design and graphics to visually represent logic and organization. Course focuses on writing as a process and includes student self-assessment. Major assignments include a pure technical document, exploration of credibility, and public science writing. Students are expected to write without major faults in grammar or usage and to have basic computer literacy.

Gen Ed Attributes: Intermediate Writing

WRIT 191 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

WRIT 192 - Independent Study. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Offered at Missoula College.

WRIT 198 - Cooperative Education Experience. 1-12 Credits.

Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of department. Extended classroom experience which provides practical application of classroom learning during placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty supervisor and the Internship Services office. A maximum of 6 credits of Internship (198, 298, 398, 498) may count toward graduation.

WRIT 201 - College Writing II. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., placement or C or better in WRIT 101 ; ACT English 28 or higher; ACT Combined English/Writing 32-36; ACT Writing subscore 11-12; SAT Writing Score 700-800; SAT Essay subscore 11-12; ACT Writing subject score 33 or higher; ACT English Language Arts (ELA) score 32 or higher; SAT Writ/Language Test score 37 or higher. Offers instruction in rhetorical reading and writing, particularly the study and practice of written argumentation in different academic and civic contexts.

Gen Ed Attributes: Intermediate Writing, Introductory Writing

WRIT 291 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

WRIT 325 - Science Writing. 3 Credits.

Offered spring. Prereq., WRIT 101 (or higher) or equivalent and sophomore standing. Discussion of different types of science writing and focus on methods to achieve more fluent prose. Includes material on logic, inference, and developing arguments that rely on data.

WRIT 391 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

WRIT 398 - Cooperative Education Experience. 1-12 Credits.

WRIT 491 - Special Topics. 1-6 Credits.

(R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics. Level: Undergraduate-Graduate

WRIT 492 - Independent Study. 1-3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and chair, and junior or senior standing. Special projects in expository writing. Only one 496 may be taken per semester. Level: Undergraduate

WRIT 540 - Teaching College Level Composition. 3 Credits.

Offered autumn. Restricted to graduate students teaching expository writing at The University of Montana. Theory and pedagogy of teaching college composition are emphasized. Level: Graduate

WRIT 595 - Special Topics. 1-9 Credits.

(R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics. Level: Graduate

WRIT 596 - Grad Independent Study. 1-3 Credits.

(R-9) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and chair. Special projects in expository writing. Only one 596 may be taken per semester. Level: Graduate

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