Fiction Statement of Philosophy
Our program sees fiction as a realm in which a strong regard for tradition and a ceaseless capacity for experimentation are essential. Our workshops and classes focus on essential elements of craft, varied narrative strategies, and the reliable resourcefulness of our own imaginations. Well-known and emerging authors alike inform our writing efforts. As a community of writers and readers, we realize that we must always mine deeper, as Melville put it, and we trust that rich veins of thought and feeling are tapped when we collaborate and share, write and rewrite, read and re-read.
Creative Nonfiction Statement of Philosophy
Writing creative nonfiction—literary renditions of fact—entails unusual possibilities, difficulties, beauties, and dangers, all of which we explore in our workshops. These are craft-based and use published and unpublished texts to clarify the forms and traditions of the genre as well as current trends in creative nonfiction. As a community of writers and readers, we encourage rigorous and challenging yet supportive engagement with one another's work.
Poetry Statement of Philosophy
The poets in our program form a community of writers and readers who challenge themselves and support one another. Our classes and workshops are craft-based and dedicated to the writing and rewriting of poems of all kinds. We use published and unpublished texts to develop reading and editing skills. We consider and develop thoughtful and practical approaches to the life of the artist and the creative process. And we articulate and extend our craft poetics, voice, and prosody and help one another set artistic and professional goals.
Dramatic Writing Statement of Philosophy
Understanding that all great dramatic writers have a strong foundation in the art of theatrical storytelling, our program places particular emphasis on the study of the structure of plays. By studying how the spine of dramatic storytelling has been transformed and built upon, throughout history—noting how theatre has always reacted to the present moment in its continuing effort to both reflect and reinterpret the action of living—students will become craftsmen in the art of creating story. From this foundation, students continue with a more focused study in the genres of playwriting, screenwriting, and/or scriptwriting for television. Recognizing that a dramatic writer may only truly learn to rewrite, our workshops are based on the development process, ultimately focusing on how a writer creates a personal methodology for his or her craft. Integral to our developmental process is an acknowledgment of preparing our students for a life in dramatic writing and its many satellite professions.
Contact
For additional information, please contact:
M.F.A. Program
Harvey Hall, Room 215
p - 516.877.4044
e - mfa@adelphi.edu
This page last modified on May 29, 2008.
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