Explore Creative Writing Courses this Winter!

Non-degree students are welcome to apply to these enriching creative writing courses offered by Memorial University’s English Department - without committing to a full degree program. Whether you're looking to deepen your poetry, sharpen your fiction, or start exploring creative writing for the first time, our upcoming Winter 2025 courses offer an exciting opportunity for all levels. Apply now as a non-degree student!

Introduction to Creative Writing - ENGL 2905

Instructor: Aaron Tucker
Schedule: Wednesday evenings, 7-9:30 pm
Begin your creative journey! This introductory course covers poetry, prose fiction, and creative non-fiction, with opportunities to read, write, and workshop pieces across genres.
No portfolio required, but submission of a letter of interest to the English department is required. Letter of interest can be submitted by emailing english@mun.ca

Instructor Bio: Aaron Tucker is the author of two novels, three collections of poetry, and two film studies monographs. His latest novel, Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys, was published by Coach House books in 2023. His expanded writing practice includes works of e-literature and conceptual poetry, including The ChessBard, a co-created app that translates chess games into poems.

Advanced Poetry - ENGL 4911

Instructor: Michelle Porter
Schedule: Thursday evenings, 7-9:30 pm
Explore the interplay between poetic form, place, nature, and ecosystems in this workshop-based class. Students will engage with a variety of poetic forms, share and critique each other’s work, and examine techniques used by renowned poets to discover how form shapes meaning. Admission by portfolio.
Portfolio Deadline: December 10, 2024. (Seats may still be available, email instructor to inquire)
To apply: Submit portfolios to Michelle Porter at michelleporter@mun.ca.
Class size is limited.

Instructor Bio: Michelle Porter is the descendent of a long line of Métis storytellers (the Goulet family), most of whom told their stories with music and she continues that tradition using words. Her first novel A Grandmother Begins the Story won the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and long listed for the Atwood Gibson Writers Trust Fiction Prize 2023. She is the author of two books of nonfiction, Approaching Fire and Scratching River, and one book of poetry, Inquiries, which was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award for Best Book of Poetry 2020. 

Advanced Fiction - ENGL 4910

Instructor: Lisa Moore
Schedule: Tuesday evenings, 7-9:30 pm
In this seminar course, students will immerse themselves in the art of fiction through hands-on workshops and in-depth discussion. Weekly critiques will cover techniques like point-of-view, dialogue, pacing, plot twists, and the intricate use of language to create immersive and powerful stories. Admission by portfolio.
Portfolio Deadline: December 10, 2024. (Seats may still be available, email instructor to inquire)
To apply: Submit portfolios to Lisa Moore at lisam@mun.ca.
Class size is limited.

Instructor Bio: Lisa Moore is a Newfoundland and Labrador-based writer. Her books include February, which won Canada Reads 2013 when it was defended by Trent McClellan; Caught, which was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2013 and was made into a miniseries for CBC television; the YA novel Flannery and the short story collection Something for Everyone. Something for Everyone was on the longlist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Enroll Today!

Take a MUN creative writing course without committing to a full degree program, apply as a non-degree student! For more details, contact the course instructors or the Department of English.