Audition Requirements

Creative Writing Admissions Requirements

A complete Creative Writing audition includes: submission of a literary portfolio, a performance of at least one piece from the portfolio, an interview and participation in a brief workshop that includes an on-demand writing prompt.

Guidelines:

• All work must be written by the student and include the student’s name and the title of the piece.
• Copies of work are highly suggested as the portfolio will be collected and not returned.
• Typed portfolios must be 2-5 pages in length.
• Be prepared to recite/perform a piece of their original work.
• Additional work may be brought to the audition and may be requested by the adjudicators.

 Portfolio Requirements (Writing samples):

• One poem written in a traditional literary form.
• One poem that best represents the writer’s individual authentic voice.
• One non-poem piece that can be in any other form, including but not limited to: fiction, drama, creative non-fiction, song lyrics, or rap lyrics.