Creative Writing (BA) at Dalhousie University

Creative Writing at Dalhousie is studied within the Bachelor of Arts in the Department of English in Halifax, covering fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, songwriting, spoken word, playwriting, and editing and publishing. Upper-level courses are workshop-based, with peer feedback and hands-on bookbinding and editing practice. It is available as a double major or combined honours with Creative Writing as the secondary subject, or as a minor.

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of English  |  Intake: September and January  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Courses run from Reading and Writing Stories and The Creative Process in the early years to Creative Writing: Fiction I, Poetry II and Creative Nonfiction, then Advanced Creative Writing in Fiction and Poetry in fourth year. Students can also apply for a paid one-semester work term through the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences WIL pilot.

Career pathways

Writer, author or playwright; editor or publishing professional; communications or content specialist; creative industry roles; graduate study in Creative Writing, Publishing Studies or English.

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