Along with a handful of other writing programs nationwide, Brown provides a home for writers who are envisioning new paths in fiction, poetry, digital language arts, and mixed media.
Literary Arts
Literary Arts
For fifty years, Literary Arts at Brown University has been a creative and intellectual center for a diverse and innovative literary community.
Literary Arts
For fifty years, Literary Arts at Brown University has been a creative and intellectual center for a diverse and innovative literary community.
Course Information
During pre-registration, students may register for courses depending on certain factors—some are open based on class year, others are based on declared concentration.
After pre-registration, instructor permission is needed. No one will receive permission until lotteries are held – in Fall 2026 on Wednesday, 9 Sept.
After pre-registration, instructor permission is needed. No one will receive permission until lotteries are held – in Fall 2026 on Wednesday, 9 Sept.
Literary Arts offers a mixture of workshops, seminars and hybrid workshop/seminar courses each semester, many of which are special topics (and are subject to change from one semester to the next).
Academics
Undergraduate
The Department in Literary Arts offers courses in fiction, poetry, screenwriting, digital & cross-disciplinary writing, and translation, as well as seminar courses in reading and writing about literature.
Graduate
Graduate students in Brown's Literary Arts MFA program may choose to focus in one of three tracks – Fiction, Poetry, or Digital/Cross Disciplinary Writing.
Recent News
News from Literary Arts
Alumni News
Stine An and Dong Li are shortlisted for an ALTA translation prize. Allison Arteaga Argumedo is chosen for as 1 of 5 emerging poets by the Poetry Project. Xochi Cartland receives fellowship from the Poetry Foundation.
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Brown News Bureau
Poetry Brings Joy to the Community
Literary Arts Professor brings poetry to the Providence schools training her Brown students in the art of sharing poetry with grammar-school children.
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