As part of its thirtieth anniversary celebration, the program established an alumni connection directory.
Students can gain practical experience while in school through internships and editorial positions.
Students may also take internships in the community in business, public relations, journalism and advertising. Editorial positions are available with The Oakland Review, the student literary magazine. Creative Writing Majors can also serve on the staff of the Tartan, the student newspaper. Student and alumni writers have received many honors and awards, including the Brittingham Prize for Poetry, The Slipstream Press Book Contest, Best American Short Stories, fellowships from the National Endowment from the Arts, and many state grants and fellowships across the country. In addition, current students and alumni are active in book and journal publishing, publishing in such distinguished journals as The Yale Review, The New Yorker, Quarterly West, Carolina Quarterly, Ploughshares, Women's Studies Quarterly, Antioch Review, and many others.