ENGL 28500: Intro to Creative Writing at Hunter College
3 credits · Spring 2027
Intro to Creative Writing (ENGL 28500) at Hunter College has 14 ways to take it in Spring 2027. 14 of 14 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Melinda Goodman, Renee Schaller, Alyx Raz, Ellen Kombiyil, Barbara Winograd, Sara Rempe, and Katherine Neuman, with 5 sections still to be announced.
Of the 7 professors with a Chill Rank, Melinda Goodman ranks chillest (Chill) and Katherine Neuman least chill (Busy).
Compare them below, check the days and times, and add the course to your schedule.
Requirements
Prerequisite: ENGL 22000 or Non-Degree
About this course
This multi-genre workshop is an introduction to creative writing and will focus on poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Course work will include both reading and writing in these three genres, writing exercises, and, as students will present copies of their work to the class for discussion, an introduction to workshop methods of critiquing student poems. Weekly reading and writing assignments will introduce students to literary terms, poetic devices and narrative strategies. The emphasis will be on revision and writing as a process. Work includes Reading Response Journal and portfolio of work done in these three genres.
Best professors for ENGL 28500 at Hunter, Spring 2027
- Melinda GoodmanChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
2 sections · 2 open · ★ 4.2 (66) · difficulty 1.8/5 · 73% would take again
- Renee SchallerChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.5 (54) · difficulty 2.3/5 · 80% would take again
- Alyx RazChill Rank 2 of 5: Easylimited data?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.6 (8) · difficulty 2.6/5 · 88% would take again
- Ellen KombiyilChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 4.0 (23) · difficulty 2.9/5 · 70% would take again
- Barbara WinogradChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 3.9 (15) · difficulty 2.7/5 · 67% would take again
- Sara RempeChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 3.7 (76) · difficulty 2.9/5 · 68% would take again
- Katherine NeumanChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?
2 sections · 2 open · ★ 2.9 (11) · difficulty 3.6/5 · 27% would take again
Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works
ENGL 28500 sections, times and seats
Seat status as of Oct 4, 10:40 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
14 of 14 sections · 14 open
Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means
Questions about ENGL 28500 at Hunter
- Who teaches ENGL 28500 at Hunter in Spring 2027?
- Melinda Goodman, Renee Schaller, Alyx Raz, Ellen Kombiyil, Barbara Winograd, Sara Rempe, and Katherine Neuman are listed for Spring 2027; 5 sections still have no instructor announced. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is ENGL 28500 at Hunter hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 7 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.7 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
- What if a ENGL 28500 section is full?
- Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.