Applying to Creative Writing

Creative Writing Portfolio Submission Guidelines

Application to our creative writing major requires the submission of a portfolio, which will be reviewed by the faculty of the Writers Institute — the hub for all things creative writing-related at Susquehanna University.

We look forward to reading your creative work!

Portfolio Guidelines

Your portfolio can be a short story, a personal essay, a selection of poems, a script, a novel excerpt, a 4-6-panel comic, a recorded feature of performance writing (a link to an online platform alongside a transcript) or a combination of these.

Portfolios should be 5 to 10 double-spaced pages. Please also include a 150-word cover letter in which you tell us what inspires your writing.

Two people are sitting in a cozy reading room with bookshelves. One is on the left in an armchair, engrossed in creative writing while holding a plush toy. The other, wearing a green shirt, is reading a book on the right. A typewriter and plants are scattered around them.

Uploading Your Portfolio

You will be able to upload your portfolio to your online applicant portal after you submit your application to Susquehanna.

Portfolio submissions received before Feb. 15 will automatically put you in the running for one of our creative writing scholarships.

Please contact the Writers Institute if you have any questions or the Admission Office if you have any trouble logging in to your River Hawk Portal.

Two people are seated at a table, focused on writing in notebooks. The person in front wears glasses and a floral dress, while the person in the back wears a yellow shirt. Both have pens and there are balloons in the background.