Writer groups, resources, and education

 At MPC, you can explore your imagination and strengthen your writing skills in classes focused on fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and the novel. 

Students can earn a certificate or obtain an AA in Creative Writing. There's an on-campus creative writing club as well as a Guest Author Series - view prior guest authors here.

 Serving the greater Monterey Bay area, Central Coast Writers (CCW) is a local branch of the California Writers Club (CWC), a non-profit club open to published and unpublished writers of all interests and genres, as well as supporters and those involved in writing-related fields such as editing, publishing, photographic journalism, and agents.