1. SUMMARY
The Program in Creative Writing in Spanish will offer an Advanced Certificate that will allow students who have done some graduate work in a related field, or are currently enrolled in relevant PhD or MA granting programs, to cultivate their writing talents. Often graduate students develop an interest in, or feel the need for creative writing proficiency at a relatively late stage in their studies. The Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing in Spanish is meant to supplement the students’ studies with the acquisition of creative writing skills, under the guidance of prestigious Spanish and Latin American writers. An Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing in Spanish should definitely enhance the students’ professional profiles in an increasingly complex academic market that demands multiple interests and capabilities from candidates.
2. CONTENT AND REQUIREMENTS
Students who seek to obtain the Advanced Certificate will enroll in twenty credits Three courses are required. Approaches to Narrative and Fiction is required of all students. Then, according to whether the student chooses to work in prose or in poetry, either
a) Forms and Techniques of Fiction and Non-Fiction Prose and one of the workshops in prose writing (either Workshop in Fiction or Workshop in Creative Non-Fiction),
or
b) Forms and Techniques of Poetry and the Workshop in Poetry.
The remaining two courses to complete the twenty credits will be taken in a related department and will be chosen in consultation with the Advising Coordinator of the Creative Writing in Spanish Program.
3. COURSE OFFERINGS (see course descriptions and instructors in the MFA website
REQUIRED COURSES
SPAN-GA 4001.001 - Approaches to Narrative and Poetry (4 credits).
And a choice of the following:
a) SPAN-GA 4002.001 - Forms and Techniques of Fiction and Non-Fiction Prose (4 credits) and either SPAN-GA 4101.001 - Workshop in Fiction (4 credits) or SPAN-GA 4103.001 -Workshop in Creative Non-Fiction (4 credits)
b) SPAN-GA 4003.001 - Forms and Techniques of Poetry (4 credits) and SPAN-GA 4102.001 – Workshop in Poetry (4 credits)
ELECTIVES (TWO courses)
These courses will be regular graduate courses in a related department or program.
4. SAMPLE SEQUENCES
For a student choosing to work in fiction or non-fiction prose:
- Approaches to Narrative and Poetry (required)
- Forms and Techniques of Fiction and Non-Fiction Prose (required)
- Workshop in Fiction or Workshop in Creative Non-Fiction (required)
- Course selected in consultation with adviser (optional required)
- Course selected in consultation with adviser (optional required)
For a student choosing to work in poetry:
- Approaches to Narrative and Poetry (required)
- Forms and Techniques of Poetry (required)
- Workshop in Poetry (required)
- Course selected in consultation with adviser (optional required)
- Course selected in consultation with adviser (optional required)
5. ADVANCED CERTIFICATE EVALUATION
As with the MFA in Creative Writing in Spanish, there will be an annual evaluation by a Steering Committee composed of members of the NYU faculty from the Program in Creative Writing in Spanish.
6. ADMISSIONS
Requirements for admission to the Advanced Certificate would be:
- A writing sample in Spanish consisting of 5 poems or 12 pages of prose (fiction, essay)
- Two letters of recommendation
- A statement of purpose in Spanish (500-1000 words)
Applications will be reviewed by an admissions committee consisting of the director of the Creative Writing Program, the two clinical professors, and the Director of Graduate Studies of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. The writing sample is the most decisive factor in this review, but letters of recommendation, academic transcripts, and the applicant's Statement of Purpose are all carefully evaluated. Applications should be received each year by January 15. Students currently enrolled in an MA or PhD program may also be admitted to the advanced certificate.
7. STUDENT ADVISEMENT AND MENTORING
As with the MFA, permanent and visiting faculty in the Creative Writing Program will hold regular office hours for consultation with students.