{"id":1571,"date":"2016-08-08T13:31:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1571"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:19:47","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/creative-writing\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1kp6z0j-47e633b2d622708dc4b6f26289c3684c\">\n.avia-section.av-1kp6z0j-47e633b2d622708dc4b6f26289c3684c{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/04\/Creative-Writing-At-SOU-Programs.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU Creative Writing Programs Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-1kp6z0j-47e633b2d622708dc4b6f26289c3684c main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1571'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1jve0gz-61b0238dc964d557bfb401b298c3a06c\">\n.flex_column.av-1jve0gz-61b0238dc964d557bfb401b298c3a06c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1jve0gz-61b0238dc964d557bfb401b298c3a06c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  dark-hero-dog first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058{\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:36px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:36px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2d3azn-10c5b4b1e659ec580d6109f690bcd058 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Creative Writing Programs<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1giodkj-606c02545e24f52d724b35e9f0a1c4b5\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1giodkj-606c02545e24f52d724b35e9f0a1c4b5 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1giodkj-606c02545e24f52d724b35e9f0a1c4b5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Push the limits. 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in Creative Writing at SOU is a structured sequence of workshops and seminars with fiction, poetry, and non-fiction at its core. 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