This document provides information for someone interested in pursuing a degree in creative writing or literature, including recommended test scores and universities, degree requirements, necessary skills, and estimated costs totaling $62,252-$63,452 per year. It notes that annual income for authors can range from $39,000 up depending on the popularity of their written works.

1. by: Vivian Strout

2. • Classes in
literature
and writing
• Secondary
school
report
• Two
teacher
evaluations

3. 1. SAT-5332
2. ACT-I704
3. TOEFL-5332

4. 1. Emory University-
Atlanta, Georgia
2. Hamilton-Clinton,
New York
3. John Hopkin
University-Baltimore,
Maryland

5. How long for you
to earn your
degree: Bachelor
degree-4 years
Type of degree
needed: Creative
writing or literature

6. 1. Knowledge of
literature in English
2. Knowledge of a
foreign language
3. Knowledge of the
basic practices and
principals of formal
literary criticism

7. • Travel expenses- 200 to
1,400
• Tuition- 45,470
• Room and board- 13,882
• Matriculation fee- 500
• Books and supplies-
1,200
• Other personal
expenses- 1,000
Total: 62,252 to 63,452

8. If you decide to
be an author your
annual income can
very from 39,000 a
year to anything
above that,
depending on how
popular the piece of
writing gets.