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The English Literature & Writing Department at Marylhurst University
The English Literature & Writing Department provides students with a broad-based exposure to and understanding of different types of writing, including a critical awareness of the history of literature in the English language; a practitioner’s knowledge of professional, journalistic or creative writing; and insight into the imaginative processes which are the basis of all writing.
Degrees and Certificates
BA in English Literature & Writing
- Creative Writing
- Literature
- Rhetoric & Teaching
The Marylhurst Experience
At Marylhurst, students find flexibility and convenience in a stimulating environment.
- Evening, weekend, daytime and online courses
- College credit for prior learning, life and work experience
- Applicable credits are easily transferred
- Small, seminar-style classes
Scholarship & Award Opportunities
New Marylhurst students with a strong interest in writing may apply for the Binford Writing Scholarship.
The Jackie Mosier Emerging Writer Award is awarded each spring in memory of Jackie Mosier, class of 2008.
About the Binford Writing Scholarship
About the Jackie Mosier Emerging Writer Award
Binford Reading Series
The Binford series brings nationally acclaimed fiction writers, essayists and poets to the Marylhurst University campus for classroom visits and readings.
About the Binford Reading Series
Writing Contest
A writing contest for students enrolled at Portland Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, Clackamas Community College and Clark College.
