Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 89.1% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 97.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Fall 2026
Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
A workshop focused on writing literary fiction and poetry while studying contemporary writers as models.
Summary
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Students must complete all readings and homework before class to succeed in this moderately difficult course.
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Prerequisites
Course mapJunior standing or ENGL 207. Students may not be concurrently enrolled withENGL 407, 408, 409, 410, 469, 508, 509, or 695
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
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- ENGL 207
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- ENGL 407
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- 469
- 508
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- 695
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Professors
Fall 2026No course-specific feedback yet.
Amy Barry is a committed instructor who requires students to complete all readings and homework before class. She engages students with the texts and shares her knowledge as a talented writer, rewarding those who do the work and show interest.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.60 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=69 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 98.2% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 96.8% A/AB (n=31 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Josh Kalscheur describe him as highly effective, with one student praising his detailed, positive feedback on assignments. The reviewer noted the class felt like a constructive writing group rather than a rigid graded environment, which supported authentic writing.
AMY BARRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JOSH KALSCHEUR is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SEAN BISHOP is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 14 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 0 |
| LEC 003 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 0 |
| LEC 004 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 15 | 0 |
| LEC 005 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 0 |
| LEC 006 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Amy Barry is a committed and talented instructor who engages students with texts when they complete required readings and homework.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 98.2% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.75 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 97.3% A/AB (n=74 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Students must complete all readings and homework before class to succeed in this moderately difficult course.
The experience is positive for interested students who do the work, as the instructor is willing to share knowledge.
Topics
Skills
Grades
Fall 2026 · Projected
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Approximate 80% prediction interval
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.07 GPA average error.
Grades over time
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Where this course fits relative to
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
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Selected offering source records
Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry Workshop
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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