Writing and Literature

Following Vermont’s long literary tradition, our concentration in Writing and Literature focuses on your personal vision and passion. Learners completing the program leave with a strong sense of who they are as writers in both their own work and the broader context of literature.

While some of our alumni have gone on to publish, many have pursued teaching or continued on to graduate programs. A concentration in Writing and literature provides ample preparation for careers in law, business, education, and human services. Whatever your goals, you will leave with a deep sense of the writing process and expansive knowledge of the world of literature.

UI&U has worked with writers like you for over 40 years. Whether you are just beginning, like many of our learners, or like others, have already published, experienced faculty will work with you on fiction, poetry, memoir, essay journalism, and other forms of writing.
The study and enjoyment of literature-American, European, Asian, contemporary, classical, women's literature, working-class, gay and lesbian and others-greatly enriches people's understanding of the human condition and serves to reflect on our environment, politics, and society.

Writing and literature offers a great precursor for graduate school in writing, law, culture & history, and much more.

A concentration in Writing & Literature can lead to a career in:

• Journalism
• Teaching
• Fiction or poetry writing
• Non-fiction and essay writing
• Marketing
• Editing
• Screenwriting
• Technical writing

Examples of study projects created by writing and literature students and their mentors:

• A Study of Emily Dickinson
• Writing the Short Story
• Writing Poetry
• The Harlem Renaissance
• A Memoir of My Journey Out of Childhood,1941-1945
• Women's Autobiography and the Heroine's Journey
• Literature and Nature
• Russian Literature
• British and American Women Novelists
• Classic Literature and Creative Writing

For more information, or to receive a brochure and DVD, please contact an enrollment counselor at 888-828-8575 or 802-828-8500 (outside the U.S.) or email admissions@tui.edu