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After Oswego

Graduates of the English and Creative Writing Department have gone on to various jobs and further graduate education. Our intensive programs prepare you for a variety of possible careers.

  • Copywriter
  • Critic
  • Digital storyteller
  • Editor
  • Graphic novelist
  • Novelist
  • Screenwriter
  • Social media marketer
  • Technical writer
  • Television writer
  • Web content writer and editor

Where are they now?

Creative Writing Alumni

Jordan Rockower, '14 was a Broadcasting and Mass Communication major with a minor in Creative Writing who is now working in the film business in Los Angeles. He is currently a part-time production assistant for Maker Studies.

Jordan Rockower and Steven Spielberg
Jordan Rockower

Noteworthy graduates include:

Diana Abu-Jaber '80
Novelist
Birds of Paradise

 

Christine Barberich '91
Editor in Chief
Refinery 29

Jon Chopan '03
Author
Pulled from the River

 

Jeff Gardner '95
Game producer
Bethesda Softworks

Christian Langworthy '90
Poet
The Geography of War

 

Alice McDermott '75
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Professor

Andrew Miano '95
Producer
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

 

KaeLyn Rich '05
Genesee Valley Chapter Director New York Civil Liberties Union

Contact Us

302 Marano Campus Center 

Laura Donnelly
Department Chair 
[email protected]

Mattie Wallace
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]