• Students who have completed a 2000-level workshop and received a grade of B+ or higher may register themselves in subsequent 3000-level workshops following the same procedures and deadlines that apply to other courses in the Department of English.
  • Students that have completed a 3000-level workshop and received a grade of B+ or higher may register themselves in subsequent 4000-level workshops following the same procedures and deadlines that apply to other courses in the Department of English.

OR:

  • Students who have never taken a creative writing workshop must submit a registration override request.
  • Once the override has been submitted, students must email their writing portfolio to english@carleton.ca. You can find the writing portfolio guidelines here.
  • Once the writing portfolio has been assessed, students will be notified via the registration override system.
  • Students are advised to register in an alternate course until their override has been completed.

If you are interested in registering in ENGL 2915A during the Summer 2024 term, please submit your registration override request and your writing portfolio by April 11, 2024, at 4pm.

Please see a full list of Creative Writing Workshops offered below. Workshop availability varies each academic year.  For more information on which workshops are being offered, please click here.

Second-Year Workshops

ENGL 2901 Writing Poetry A workshop involving regular assignments in writing poetry and practical criticism based on this work.
ENGL 2903 Writing Fiction A workshop involving regular assignments in writing prose fiction and practical criticism based on this work.
ENGL 2915 Writing Creative Nonfiction A workshop involving regular assignments in reading and writing creative nonfiction and practical criticism based on this work.

Third-Year Workshops

ENGL 3902 Writing Screenplays An intermediate workshop involving regular assignments in writing for film.
ENGL 3903 Writing Fiction (Intermediate) An intermediate workshop involving regular assignments in writing prose fiction and practical criticism.
ENGL 3906 Writing Popular Fiction An intermediate workshop in creative writing that focuses on the development of writing skills specific to the crafting of narratives in such genres as Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Historical Fiction.
ENGL 3915 Special Topics in Writing An intermediate workshop that involves regular creative writing assignments and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary. Yearly special topics can be found here.
ENGL 3916 Spoken Word Poetry Workshop This intermediate-level workshop-based course explores traditions of spoken word poetry while requiring students to create and perform their own spoken word poems.

Fourth-Year Workshops

ENGL 4915 Advanced Writing Workshop An advanced workshop involving regular assignments in creative writing and practical criticism based on this work. Topics will vary.