Students who plan to become professional writers will find that this major rigorously prepares them.  Students whose chosen profession requires writing, e.g., Law or Business, will find that this major aids them in communicating more effectively.  Students who simply enjoy writing will find that this major allows them to explore and develop their interest.  Students will have the opportunity to study: Advanced Writing with Research, Fiction, Journalism (including work on the campus newspaper, Touchstone), Memoir, Playwriting, Poetry, Screenwriting, and Writing for the Media.  Internships will be available with Inkwell Magazine, Manhattanville's national journal of fiction and poetry.  Other internships are available through our Career Services Office.

Each spring, the Writing Concentration jointly with Inkwell Magazine, awards the Eileen O'Gorman Undergraduate Prize in Fiction and the Robert O'Clair Undergraduate Prize in Poetry.  The English Department as a whole may also award the Sr.  Margaret Williams Prize for Literary Criticism, the Dan Masterson Prize for Screenwriting, and the William K. Everson Prize for Writing on Film.