Creative Writing

at

the University of Louisiana

at Lafayette

The Creative Writing Concentration at the University of

Louisiana at Lafayette is a friendly, energetic community of

faculty and students who enjoy a lively relationship with the

other graduate concentrations in English, an exciting

university, and a warmly receptive local environment. Here

are the links to follow to get an idea of what we're like:

For information on applying to the graduate concentration in Creative Writing here at UL Lafayette, please see our English Department Webpage.

Current and recent activities, including visiting readers, special events, and community initiatives. (Note: Take part in our Tattoo Poetry Challenge! Submit poetry based on some creative skin illustrations!)

An Anthology of writing by our faculty and graduate students.

Pages by faculty, grad students, and recent graduates discussing their teaching, writing, and the program.

Information about our yearly Deep South Festival of Writers.

An overview of Chapbook and Desktopping Studio, with examples of work produced on our excellent desktopping equipment.

A schedule of the weekly poetry/fiction/non-fiction readings hosted by our graduate students in local coffee houses and restaurants.

A description of our in-house literary journal, The Southwestern Review, with selections from this year's issue.

PNN (The Poetry News Network), our collection of political and topical writing—submissions invited!

Information about our yearly undergraduate prize competition in Creative Writing, the Judge Felix J. Voorhies Scholarship.

The Rec Room--a collection of photographs and incidental observations documenting our activities on campus and in town.

Go to English Department Home Page

See Information on Applying to our Ph.D. and M.A. Programs

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This site designed and maintained by The Creative Writing Concentration of the English Department of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

To contact us by mail: Director of Creative Writing, English Department, Box 44691, UL-Lafayette, Lafayette LA 70504-4691; by telephone, 337-482-5478;

by email, mailto:jlm8047@louisiana.edu.