For students who believe their Sosc readings are tiring, Jonathan Harr, this year’s Robert Vare Writer-in-Residence, thinks they should try nonfiction writing and reporting. “Nonfiction is exhausting, ...

Sheryl Grey is a freelance writer who specializes in creating content related to education, aging and senior living, and real estate. She is also a copywriter who helps businesses grow through expert ...

Creative nonfiction is an important and integral part of the writing curriculum in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric. WRTG courses in creative nonfiction (CNF) enhance students' abilities to ...

Our workshops introduce you to the craft of writing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Over the course of a semester, you will learn ways of shaping stories and poems through various exercises ...

Gather tools to approach your documentary, nonfiction podcast or comics from a new angle and reveal new ways to hook your audience. All nonfiction media makers are welcome in this hands-on, ...

Penn’s English Department is offering a new class in which students can simultaneously publish their work and receive class credit. The inception of the course, taught by acclaimed English professor ...

We are accepting Fall 2026 applications for our Ph.D. programs. We plan to resume M.A. and MFA admissions in Fall 2027. Small, intensive and supportive, merging a playful approach to contemporary ...