DepartmentNews
DepartmentNews
Upper-levelcreativewritingstudentsparticipateinpanelpresentationstodiscusstheroleofform,suspense,process,andinspirationforENGL409,AdvancedCreativeWritingPortfolio.(Lefttoright:JohnPreville,DanMotz,GenevieveSmith,JennyClark,andMichaelOakes)
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DepartmentNews
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TheBAprograminCreativeWritinghasbeenselectedasa”MostAffordableCreativeWritingProgram”by
TwopoemsbyProf.TylerDettloffhavebeenpublishedintheSpring22issueofISLE(InterdisciplinaryStudiesinLiteratureandEnvironment).Thepoemsaretitled“inwhichirescueabasilplantfromthegrocerystoreaisleendcap”and“whitespots.”
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ProgramDescription
Asamajororminorincreativewriting,you’llbepartofanintimateprogramwithenthusiasticfaculty.Wegiveundergraduatestudentsopportunitiestogetpublishingexperiencebeforegraduation.Unlikelargerprogramswhereyourworkmaybelostinlargeworkshopclasses,ourfacultyareexcitedtoworkone-on-onewithundergraduatestudents.Toencourageinnovationandexperimentationasstudentsdeveloptheirvoices,allmajorscompletecourseworkinprose,poetry,andperformancewriting.Ajuniorcourseletsstudentsrefinetheirvoicesandpracticetheircraftintheirpreferredgenreinaclasswheretheywillgetfeedbackfromstudentsofmultiplegenres.SeniorstaketheCreativeWritingPortfoliocourse,acapstoneclassinwhichstudentswriteaunifiedcollectionofpublication-readyworkintheirpreferredgenre,workingwiththeinstructoroftheirchoiceonanindependentstudybasis.Studentpublicationisencouragedin
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Skills
Creativewritingstudentslearntocommunicateeffectively,tounderstandthehistoryandpowerofwords,tothinkcriticallyandcreatively,andtorecognizeandbalanceseveralpointsofview.Thestudyofliteratureandcreativewritingprovidesyouabetterunderstandingofhumannature,yourcommunity,andyourplaceintheworld.ThewritingandcriticalthinkingskillsdevelopedinEnglishcourseworkwillmakeyoucompetitiveinmanyfields.Inaddition,youcanlearnprofessionalismthroughpublishingexperiencesoncampus,whereyoucanworkonundergraduateandprofessionalliteraryjournalsandlearnfromtheeditingprocess.
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AlumniNews
- LeahMockridge(CreativeWriting/Communication,’21)hasacceptedapositionasDirectorofMarketingatRedDogLogistics.SheisalsopursuingaMaster’sinEnglishatGrandCanyonUniversity.
- GenevieveSmith(CreativeWriting/Communication,’19)haspublishedhershortstory,”TheThereministTakesRequests,” inBostonUniversity’s ClarionMagazine.SheiscurrentlyworkingasaCreativeMarketingAssistantdoingwritinganddesignworkforJeffersonLinesinMinneapolis.
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SydneyRain(CreativeWriting,’17)haspublishedherdebutnovel,WellofVengeance,withherpublishingandeditingcompany, MidnightOwlPublishing.InadditiontoworkingontherestoftheLunenKingdomSeries,sheworksasafreelanceeditor.
- ClayWinowiecki(CreativeWriting’17)hasacceptedapositionasaReporterfortheChronicle-TribuneinMarion,Indiana!
- JanaTahtinen(CreativeWriting’17)hasbeenacceptedtotheVermontCollegeofFineArtsandLesleyUniversityMFAProgramsinnonfiction!
- AnaRobbins(CreativeWriting’17)hasbeenacceptedtotheCreativeNonfictionprogramatBayPathUniversity!
- CharlotteMazurek(CreativeWriting’16)hasacceptedapositionasanAudioDescriberwithCaptionMax.
- MaxwellK.Cleary(CreativeWriting’14)hadhisdebutoriginalplay,RememberMe,producedatIssueBoxTheaterinToledo,Ohio!
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ClayWinowiecki,2017
“MystudiesatLSSUhelpedpreparemetobeaneffectivegraduateschoolcandidatebecauseofhowsmallofacampusthisisandhowincrediblytalentedtheprofessorsareinmydepartment.Iwasabletoworkmultipleinternships,whichmostundergraduatescanhardlydreamofworkingatbiggerschools.IwasabletoworkatadeeplevelonmywritingwithprofessorswheneverIdesiredto,whichoftentranslatedtoweeklymeetings.Iwasabletohavewonderfulclassmatesinmydepartmentwhometiculouslyeditedmeandkeptmyheadstraighttokeepmywritingtight.There’ssomanyincrediblethingsabouttheEnglishdepartmentatLSSU.Icannotthanktheprofessorsandmyclassmatesenough!”
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POETRYMONTHRECEPTION–AreceptionfeaturingtheworkofLakeSuperiorStateUniversitycreativewritingstudentsopenedNationalPoetryMonthatLSSUonApril3,2019.TheexhibitLost&Found featuresvisualerasurepoemsbyENGL223studentsLeahBartz,KyDubeau,ElizabethGaravaglia,DarakaHudecek,AmyLehigh,MaKailaMarrison,LeahMockridge,RachelTallon,MichaelaTitus,andWayneThompson.Theclassappliedaliteraryformoferasure,alsocalledblackoutpoetry,tosubstitutevisualelementsforwordsorsectionsremovedfromprintedtextinabook.StudentschosetoerasetextsfromVirginiaWoolf,WilliamShakespeare,EdgarAllanPoe,CormacMcCarthy,DenisJohnson,J.K.Rowling,ArthurC.Clarke,ahymnal,andabookofquotes.TheshowwasaclassprojectwithProf.MaryMcMyne.WritingstudentsBriannaBoyer(foreground,left)andMichaelaTituschatinthispicture.(LSSU/MaryMcMyne)
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CreativeWritingDegrees
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BADegreeRequirements
RequiredCourses(48credits)
- ENGL180IntroductiontoLiteraryStudies3
- ENGL221IntroductiontoCreativeWriting3
- ENGL223CreativeWritingII3
- ENGL301CreativeProseWriting3
- ENGL302PoetryWriting3
- ENGL303PerformanceWriting3
- ENGL409AdvancedWritingWorkshop3
- ENGL480CreativeWritingPortfolioI3
- ENGL482CreativeWritingPortfolioII3
Selectonesequencefrom:
- ENGL231AmericanLiteratureI3
- ENGL232AmericanLiteratureII3
or - ENGL233EnglishLiteratureI3
- ENGL234EnglishLiteratureII3
Selecttwoadditionalliteraturecoursesatthe300/400level
Selecttwoadditionalprofessionalwritingskillscoursesfrom:
- ENGL222EnglishGrammar andLanguageinContext3
- ENGL306TechnicalWriting3
- ENGL398CommunityWorkshopInternship3
- ENGL399PublishingInternship3
- JOUR211Newswriting3
- CSCI106WebPageDesignandDevelopment3
Selectonetheatrecoursefrom:
- THEA251HistoryofDramaandTheatreI3
- THEA252HistoryofDramaandTheatreII3
- THEA333StudiesintheDrama:TheGenreandTheaterinContext3
- THEA309TheatreStudies:(Topic)3
EnglishCognate
- USEM101UniversitySeminarI: FoundationSuccess1
Minor(minimum20credits)
GeneralEducation:AllLSSU bachelor’sdegree candidates mustcompletetheLSSU
BachelorofArtsdegree(8credits):OneyearofamodernlanguageotherthanEnglish. IftakenatLSSU,thiswouldbeCHIN151-CHIN152orCHIN251-CHIN252;FREN151-FREN152orFREN251-FREN252orSPAN161-SPAN162.One-halfyearoftwodifferentlanguageswillnotmeetthisrequirement.
Aminimumof124credits(atthe100levelorhigher)mustbeearnedforgraduationwithacumulativegpaof2.00orhigher. Agpaof2.00orhigherisalsorequiredinyourMajor,aswellasinyourGeneralEducationRequirements.
MinorDegreeRequirements
TotalCreditsRequired:24
- ENGL180IntroductiontoLiteraryStudies3
- ENGL221IntroductiontoCreativeWriting3
- ENGL223CreativeWritingII3
- ENGL231AmericanLiteratureI3
and - ENGL232AmericanLiteratureII3
or - ENGL233EnglishLiteratureI3
and - ENGL234EnglishLiteratureII3
- ENGL409Adv.CreativeWritingWorkshop3
Selecttwofromthefollowing:
- ENGL301CreativeProseWriting3
- ENGL302PoetryWriting3
- ENGL303PerformanceWriting3
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Faculty
Prof.JulieBarbour,MFA,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro,specializesinpoetryandistheauthorofthepoetrycollectionsSmallChimesandHauntedCity.SheeditspoetryforBorderCrossing.
Prof.TylerDettloff,MA,NorthernMichiganUniversity,writespoetryandlyrics.Heistheauthorof”Belly-upRosehip: ATongueBluewithMudSongs”apoetrychapbookaswellasthesongsonthealbumsTheWaytheHookBendsandDynamiteHoney.
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CareerPaths
- author
- editor
- freelancewriter
- technicalwriter
- publicrelationsdirector
- audiodescriber
- reporter
- teacher
- professor
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MedianSalaries
- editor:$56,010
- technicalwriter:$70,240
- publicrelationsdirector:$56,770
- audiodescriber:$55,810
- reporter:$43,640
- teacher:$60,320
- professor:$72,470