Creative Writing Certificate at Camosun College in Victoria, Canada is a certificate in Creative Writing programme. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,568 per total (CAD 5,100 per total for local students).
Theory and practice, lecture and workshop, run side by side, with students learning from published, experienced writers while exploring their own creativity, sharing work and taking part in constructive feedback and revision. Coverage extends to editing and publishing, with a chance for selected work to appear in the college's literary journal, and an optional internship offers further hands-on industry experience.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry to this certificate requires C+ in English 12, or C in English 12 Camosun Alternative, as the programme's stated language requirement; no separate IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL score is published. Applicants must submit proof of the stated grade or higher when they apply. The page sets no portfolio, interview, work-experience, GPA, age, immunisation or criminal-record-check condition beyond the English grade. Applicants missing the requirement may take an assessment or an upgrading course through Camosun's Upgrading and College Prep offerings before applying. This open-enrolment certificate runs three intakes a year: September, January and May.
Application Details
Start Date:Three starts a year: September (Fall term), January (Winter term) and May (Summer term). Camosun lists this as an open-enrolment programme, so the intake is not capped.
Application Deadline:DOMESTIC APPLICANTS follow Camosun's college-wide open-enrolment schedule, not a date set by this programme. Winter 2027 (January start): early deadline 15 September 2026, final deadline 7 January 2027. Summer 2027 (May start): early deadline 15 January 2027, final deadline 29 April 2027. Fall 2027 (September start): applications open 1 October 2026, early deadline 15 May 2027, final deadline 26 August 2027. Applying by the early date puts your file in front of Admissions in time for priority course registration; nothing is accepted after the final date. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS have separate deadlines: 1 June for a September (Fall) start, 1 October for January (Winter) and 1 February for May (Summer). Those dates hold only while seats remain, so a popular intake can close sooner; a later application may still be looked at if seats are open and there is time to obtain a study permit. Domestic and international applicants both apply online through EducationPlannerBC (apply.educationplannerbc.ca/camosun).
