Here Now and There Later
A degree in Creative Writing or Literary Studies at Beloit will prepare you for all kinds of directions after graduation. Learn to think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, and collaborate productively, and you will always be better for it in your chosen path.
An English degree for you
We offer an innovative, flexible and integrated curriculum that combines literary study and creative writing with strong ties to our media studies and journalism programs. You can take English courses in topics like Victorian Garbage, Graphic Novel and Comics, Medieval Love, Horror in Film and Fiction, Video Essay, and Music Journalism.
Many opportunities
When you study Creative Writing and Literary Studies at Beloit, something is always happening. Creative writing contests. Visiting writers. Student readings. Zine-making workshops. Literary balls in your favorite character costume. Going to a national conference to represent the Beloit Fiction Journal, which you helped edit.
Be active
Hands-on campus opportunities like editing the student newspaper and putting together a museum exhibit will help you prepare for you. So do experiences like an internship at a national newspaper like USA Today or a literary press like Milkweed Press. Then comes the Fulbright in Korea, the MFA in Iowa, or even making The New York Times bestseller list with your fantasy book series.
These are our stories. Come to Beloit and start a new one all your own.
ALUMNI SUPERSTARS
Madeleine Roux’08: Writing with purpose
Madeleine Roux’08, bestselling author of the young adult horror series Asylum, credits Beloit English professors Steve Wright and Francesca Abbate with being the support that she needed to pursue a budding interest in creative writing.
“[Steve Wright] was such a huge part of my Beloit experience, and still to this day such a huge influence on who I ended up becoming,” she says. “And I don’t know if I would have gotten into publishing as quickly as I did if I didn’t have Fran there.”
