Picture prompt writing, as Carp et al. (2010) define it, is a technique that uses visual stimuli to inspire and guide students’ writing. Picture prompts are an excellent tool for overcoming writer’s ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the Writing Center offers one-to-one, 50-minute peer consultations to Boston College undergraduates looking for help with their writing. We work with written assignments from ...

The novelist and writing tutor delivers bracing advice that demolishes familiar ‘stick to what you know’ nostrums Trope, POV, backstory, character arc. In the 30 years since I was a student of that ...

As a journalist, writing comes to me naturally, and it is something I can do at any moment. But I can understand that some people might have trouble juggling words to express exactly what they want to ...

Over the past year, we have been working closely with colleagues here at Boston College to develop a psychologically rich, humanities-informed Creative Writing Master’s Program oriented toward ...

Creative industries add around £125bn to the UK economy and employ 2.4m people. Video games alone generate nearly £8bn in UK consumer spending. Students still lack the digital and creative skills ...

On Friday afternoon, writers who applied for the National Endowment for the Arts’ 2026 Creative Writing Fellowships received an email from the NEA saying that the program had been canceled. The annual ...

Creative writing is a deeply personal and imaginative process, but even the most seasoned writers encounter moments of doubt, distraction, or dreaded writer’s block. In recent years, technology has ...

Ms. O’Rourke is the executive editor of The Yale Review and a professor of creative writing at Yale University. July 18, 2025 When I first told ChatGPT who I was, it sent a gushing reply: “Oh wow — it ...

The Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative hosted its annual spring Literary Festival from April 22 to 24. It included several events and panels, featuring visiting authors and authors from ETSU’s ...