Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Cert in Creative Writing (Part-time) is a certificate in Creative Writing programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Creative Writing
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program is designed for anyone eager to explore their potential as a writer in a supportive, goal-oriented academic environment.You'll begin by reviewing the basics of writing, including structure, major concepts in aesthetic criticism and managing the writing process.As you review the basics, you'll read and discuss examples from a range of genres, helping you build a well-rounded appreciation for quality in creative writing. You will also develop your own writing style by producing works suitable for publication in the venue of your choice.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This part-time Ontario College Certificate requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status for applicants 19 years of age or older, with no further Grade 11/12 subject prerequisites published. Rather than a scored English-language test, the program page states only the general condition that applicants must be able to receive instruction, respond, and research in the English language; no IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, or other test score is published for this program. No interview, portfolio, work-experience, or other supplementary admission condition is listed. Applicants apply through the standard Ontario Colleges process at ontariocolleges.ca, and Conestoga makes its final selection following an assessment of the admission requirements against the applicant's record.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
