Rethinking Creative Writing in Higher Education

Stephanie Vanderslice, MFA, PhD, is Associate Professor of Writing, University of Central Arkansas. She is also an Associate Editor of New Writing. Her previous publications include Stephanie Vanderslice & Kelly Ritter (eds), Can It Really Be Taught?: Resisting Lore in Creative Writing Pedagogy ( Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007) and articles in: College Composition and Communication; College English; Journal of Writing in Education; New Writing; and Profession.

• Frontmatter: Table of Contents; Index; Abstract. Foreword by Dr Steve May. Chapter One: Creative Writing in Higher Education: Reflection, Innovation, Accountability. Notes from the Field (I): Storming the Garret. Chapter Two: Undergraduate Creative Writing Programs. Notes from the Field (II): Grasping Ariadne's Thread: Wendy Bishop's Stories and My Own. Chapter Three: Graduate Creative Writing Programs: Creative Writing Comes of Age. Notes from the Field (III): Once More to the Workshop: A Myth Caught in Time. Chapter Four: Workshopping the Workshop. Notes from the Field (IV): A Place to Start. Chapter Five: Creative Writing Programs in the World. Afterword: Looking Inward and Outward. Endmatter: Appendix A; Acknowledgements; References.

'This is a brave, serious, passionate and entertaining book' - Dr Steve May, Head of Department, Creative Writing, Bath Spa University and author of Doing Creative Writing. 'Thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and altogether important book' - Erika Dreifus (erikadreifus.com blog)