Welcome to your bright future with the Professional Writing major!

Are you a writer? A reader? A word nerd? Are you looking for a bright future with your writing?

Do you love to write stories? Have you ever gotten weird looks for choosing to stay in and write instead of going out with friends? Do you wish you could find someone to edit your story and give you genuine feedback beyond, “it’s great”?

Well, you’ve come to the “write” place. This major is a tight-knit group of writers who challenge one another to grow in our writing abilities and techniques. We want to see everyone succeed, and we celebrate the victories along the way. We also come alongside amidst rejection and discouragement.

Throughout the course of four years, you will be published, refine your writing voice, and explore a variety of genres and writing styles. Beyond that, you’ll learn how being a good writer can also translate into a job because every company, business, and ministry needs good writers for their emails, newsletters, direct mail, social media, blogs, and on and on.

But most importantly, you’ll be surrounded by a supportive group of writers who share your passion. Professional Writing is more than a major. It’s a community. A family.

What Makes Us Different?

Taylor University’s Professional Writing major is different from any other college-level writing program in the country. You’ll learn about the book publishing world — but beyond that, your course of study will make you a quintuple threat on the job market because you can write well, you can edit, you understand social media, you can do layout and design, and you have studied the nuances of all types of writing in the business world.

And you’ll begin using your skills from day one.

But wait! There’s more! Every summer the Professional Writing program hosts the Taylor University Professional Writers Conference, which brings together Christian publishing industry professionals. Our students serve as staff and have the opportunity to network with authors, editors, literary agents, acquisitions editors, social media specialists, publicists, and more.

Looking for a bright future? Join us in Professional Writing at Taylor University.

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