Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Study Level

Masters

An emerging author today will work in many forms over the course of his or her careerâ€”Otis prepares its Graduate Writing students for a full range of possibilities. Our students are free to write in any genre they choose without needing to declare a concentration, and our Workshops reflect this openness: Poets and fiction writers and essayists all gather around the same seminar table discussing each otherâ€™s work with two Faculty members who together offer a range of experience. This team-taught interdisciplinary approach fosters experimentation, cross-pollination, and unexpected discoveries. Poets might encounter narrative forms they can then employ (or controvert) in verse; fiction writers may reconsider how theyâ€™re using language and think in new ways on the level of the sentence; and in some cases, new hybrid forms may emerge. Develop your unique voice and figure out how to lead a sustainable writing life: Alongside the Workshops, one-on-one mentoring is written into the curriculum in the form of Tutorials: Each student is paired with a Faculty member who she or he is working in that studentâ€™s area of greatest interest. The Tutorial becomes what each student and Faculty member decide to make of it, which may include: directed reading related to the studentâ€™s current projects; manuscript preparation; practical counseling according to student needs (querying agents, finding the right publisher, entering chapbook contests, etc.). Perhaps most importantly, the Tutorial can become the place where a student figures out how he or she will exit Otis with the momentum and skills to sustain a meaningful writing life. Meet writers, editors, and translators from around the world: Students will get to work consistently with dedicated Faculty, but itâ€™s important that they also encounter a diversity of voices, methods, and alternate ways of inhabiting the literary world. Our biweekly Visiting Writers Series brings in writers, translators, and editors from around the country and abroad to meet and talk with students, sharing their work and expertise. Work at a small press:

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Study Level

Masters

An emerging author today will work in many forms over the course of his or her careerâ€”Otis prepares its Graduate Writing students for a full range of possibilities. Our students are free to write in any genre they choose without needing to declare a concentration, and our Workshops reflect this openness: Poets and fiction writers and essayists all gather around the same seminar table discussing each otherâ€™s work with two Faculty members who together offer a range of experience. This team-taught interdisciplinary approach fosters experimentation, cross-pollination, and unexpected discoveries. Poets might encounter narrative forms they can then employ (or controvert) in verse; fiction writers may reconsider how theyâ€™re using language and think in new ways on the level of the sentence; and in some cases, new hybrid forms may emerge. Develop your unique voice and figure out how to lead a sustainable writing life: Alongside the Workshops, one-on-one mentoring is written into the curriculum in the form of Tutorials: Each student is paired with a Faculty member who she or he is working in that studentâ€™s area of greatest interest. The Tutorial becomes what each student and Faculty member decide to make of it, which may include: directed reading related to the studentâ€™s current projects; manuscript preparation; practical counseling according to student needs (querying agents, finding the right publisher, entering chapbook contests, etc.). Perhaps most importantly, the Tutorial can become the place where a student figures out how he or she will exit Otis with the momentum and skills to sustain a meaningful writing life. Meet writers, editors, and translators from around the world: Students will get to work consistently with dedicated Faculty, but itâ€™s important that they also encounter a diversity of voices, methods, and alternate ways of inhabiting the literary world. Our biweekly Visiting Writers Series brings in writers, translators, and editors from around the country and abroad to meet and talk with students, sharing their work and expertise. Work at a small press:

Admission Requirements

IELTS

7.5+

Other English Language Requirements accepted: Minimum TOEFL score of 600 on paper-based exam, 250 on computer-based exam; minimum score for the Pearson Test of English is a 72. Institutional TOEFL scores are not accepted.

Program Duration

24 Months

Starting Month(s)

Jan-2000

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