Creative Writing at WT
Explore opportunities to develop your writing, share your work, and connect with other writers.
Have questions? creativewriting@wtamu.edu
College creative writing shapes students into sharper thinkers and better listeners. WT’s creative faculty provide a toolkit that applies to any job market, as modern employers always need people who can write complex ideas clearly and understand human emotions and perspectives. Through collaboration and peer feedback, creative writing students become more confident in their ideas, and their voice becomes a powerful asset.
Pursuing creative writing at WT means joining a thriving community with student-led clubs such as The Legacy and Creative Writing Club, reading series such as community open mics and the High Plains Speaker Series, and much more!
Creative Writing Minor
Designed for students who have an interest in developing their skills as writers and readers of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and screenwriting. Students study techniques that shape memorable writing, from character and dialogue to narrative structure, voice, and revision, while experimenting with multiple genres and developing their own creative process.
In these workshop-based classes, you’ll unleash your inner artist on the page.
Explore the Creative Writing MinorCreative Writing Club
Our creative writing club is a judgment-free zone where writers connect and find resources for everything from brainstorming to publication. We host monthly meetings with creative writing prompts and open discussions.
If you need help overcoming writer’s block or are looking for someone to bounce ideas off of, this is the space for you!
Share Your Work
Writing at WT extends beyond the classroom.
Students and community members have opportunities to publish their work, attend readings, hear nationally recognized writers, and share their own writing.
The Legacy
WT’s creative writing and art journal publishes fiction, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction, and art by members of our community. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are encouraged to submit.
Students can also gain valuable publishing experience by serving as editors for The Legacy.
Creative Writing Open Mic
Hosted at Burrowing Owl in Canyon, our open mic events allow students and community members to share their work.
Humanities on the High Plains Speaker Series
This series brings nationally recognized speakers and writers to the Texas Panhandle.
Calendar of Events
2026–2027
September 2026
Creative Writing Club
12:15 PM • CC 322
Reading with Chera Hammons and Dr. Kinney
7:00 PM • WTAMU — FSU Recital Hall
Poetry Circle
6:00 PM • Burrowing Owl
October 2026
Creative Writing Club
12:15 PM • CC 322
Poetry Reading by Kevin Prufer
WTAMU • Cornette Library
Legacy Launch Party
WTAMU
Haiku Death Match
FAC Recital Hall
Poetry Circle
6:00 PM • Burrowing Owl
November 2026
Creative Writing Club
12:15 PM • CC 322
Creative Writing Open Mic
Burrowing Owl
Poetry Circle
6:00 PM • Burrowing Owl
December 2026
Poetry Circle
6:00 PM • Burrowing Owl
Have Questions?
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