Writers Studio: A Community for Writers

Passionate about writing? Join ACCs literary community and thrive

• Writers Studio Events: Festivals, workshops, literary contests, readings and open mics offer opportunities for writers of every level to connect and develop their craft. These events are open to ACC students and the community at large and many are free. Writers Studio Fall Events

•  AA Degree with a Creative Writing Emphasis: Our AA Degree with a Creative Writing Emphasis nurtures beginning and experienced writers with a comprehensive program of creative writing and literature courses taught by a nationally-published faculty of writers including the Denver Poet Laureate, Chris Ransick and Colorado Book Award Winner, Kathryn Winograd. Explore multiple genres in creative writing. Sharpen critical thinking and analytical skills through the study of past and contemporary literary masters. Create a portfolio of creative work in a chosen genre and participate in a public reading performance. Click for our AA Degree with Creative Writing Emphasis Brochure.
•  “ACC AA to ASC BA: The Seamless Degree”: transfer agreement with Adams State College allows our Creative Writing graduates to complete their BA degree in Creative Writing at Adams State with only seven additional courses-21 credit hours. Choose then to complete an entire second major or a minor such as English/Liberal Arts, Secondary English Licensure or Theatre. Click for more information on our articulation agreement with Adams State College.
• The Writers Studio Credential gives students seeking another degree emphasis yet interested in a secondary focus in creative writing to receive an 18 credit hour Professional Achievement Award. Click for specific information about the Credential program.
• The Writers Studio Scholarship: each year the Writers Studio offers a scholarship to ACC students interested in taking creative writing classes. Click for more information.  Please contact writerstudio@arapahoe.edu for application.
• Writers Studio Club is open to ACC students and Community Ed students. Join us for the Writers Studio Club Blog and Critique Group Online, our monthly face-to-face Critique Group and our monthly Writers Studio Speaker forum. For more information, e-mail our Writers Studio club president, Mandi Stevens, or writerstudio@arapahoe.edu
• Partnership with ACC Community Education: Each semester, Writers Studio offers non-degree seeking writers the chance to take upper-level workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and publishing through our Community Ed program. Contact Community Education. 
• Progenitor, ACCs prize-winning literary magazine. Click to for our Progenitor Web page and submission guidelines. Interested?  

Interested? You can receive the Writers Studio monthly newsletter for more information.

Dr. Kathryn Winograd, Coordinator of the Writers Studio
303.797.5815 or E-mail: writerstudio@arapahoe.edu