Program in Creative Writing
"Don't you think of this place as an opportunity? Don't you feel it the way we do, how young and promising it is, and how much there is to be done, and given, and taught, and learned?...We're determined to give it our absolute best. Before we're all done with it, let's make Madison a place of pilgrimage!"
--Wallace Stegner, CROSSING TO SAFETY
The Program in Creative Writing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides a full range of opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and, through the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, post-graduates to study, practice, and receive recognition in the genres of poetry and fiction. While our primary emphasis is on poetry and fiction, we additionally offer classes in creative nonfiction and playwriting. We also sponsor reading series that are always free and open to the public.
