Associate of Arts Degree - Creative Writing

About this programme

If you'd love to immerse yourself in contemporary literature and creative writing, start in the Associate of Arts degree in Creative Writing at CapU. Hone your writing under the guidance of practicing writers, who specialize in poetry and poetics (including digital poetics), the novel, micro-fiction, creative non-fiction, writing for children, ficto-criticism, radio and short film scripts. You'll start your first year by studying multiple genres and branch out in second year to explore poetry, fiction, non-fiction, playwriting and writing for children. Find out more about this associate of arts program below or contact humanities@capilanou.ca to learn more. You can choose electives to help you improve your writing skills, with options in Indigenous literature, advanced studies in fiction, literature into film, English literature and more. Upon graduation, you'll finish with an Associate Degree plus first- and second-year English and creative writing credits, which can be laddered into one of the 15 bachelor's degrees at CapU. Your instructors are published writers with decades of experience in the field and are eager to share their expertise with you. Find out about your program of interest and learn about upcoming events, workshops and campus tours. Contact us for more information about applying to and studying in the Creative Writing Associate of Arts diploma program. Make sure you plan ahead by bookmarking this calendar of program information sessions and open houses. Every student must apply to CapU through EducationPlannerBC (EPBC), a website for applying to