Creative Writing Minor
Students interested in pursuing writing on top of their chosen major can add a Creative Writing minor. Learn to channel your imagination into the art of language and connect with your audience to bring ideas to life. You will focus on refining your style and broadening your writing ability across multiple genres.
A minor in Creative Writing will also teach you technical skills such as writing on a deadline and critical thinking and analysis. Creative Writing courses focused on poetry, fiction, and various creative nonfiction writing styles will boost your marketability for careers in media, publishing, and business.
Students majoring in English with a Creative Writing concentration cannot add a Creative Writing minor.
Creative Writing Curriculum & Degree Options
Contact the English Department
Dr. Nancy Dayton, English Department Chair
765-998-5543
nndayton@taylor.edu
Pamela Pegg, English Program Assistant
765-998-5141
pmpegg@taylor.edu
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English Department
As a Taylor English scholar, you will have opportunities to dig deeper into canonical literary works and refine the way you communicate. As an artist, you will be encouraged to experiment with your writing style and find your written voice. Through our concentrations in Creative Writing or Literature, you will develop skills in critical inquiry, analysis, and storytelling—abilities that will propel you further in your career aspirations.
You will also receive encouragement, challenges, opportunities, and mentorship from peers and experienced English faculty who are dedicated to seeing you grow. Our faculty are experts and practicing artists, passionate about sharing their love for literature and creative writing.
With a 97 percent career placement rate, the English department has connections to businesses that are eager to hire Taylor students.
Listen to Dr. Nancy Dayton, Chair of the English department, talk about the opportunities students have to explore at Taylor in literature, creative writing, and English.
English majors enrolled in the Parnassus and Relief classes spend a lot of time in the Relief room, a space in Reade Liberal Arts Center dedicated to the literary journals and English students. With a conference table, a lounge area, and shelves of books, the Relief room is an ideal space for acquisition and editorial discussions.
Some of the careers our students pursue require a graduate degree. Taylor English graduates have attended the following graduate programs:
- Asbury Theological Seminary
- Ball State University
- Boston University
- Harvard School of Theology
- Indiana University
- Rutgers University
- The Ohio State University
- Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
- University of Notre Dame
- Vanderbilt University
English majors graduate as effective communicators, storytellers, and critical thinkers equipped for a wide range of career opportunities. You will be prepared to work as an author, lawyer, librarian, museum curator, journalist, teacher, publicist, librarian, editor — and more — in a variety of fields such as education, law, journalism, marketing, music, public relations, or government.
Learn more about Taylor University’s Communication, Language, & Writing philosophy.
Barb Bird
Professor of English, Dean of Faculty Development, & Director of the Bedi Center for Teaching and Learning
