<p>Chapman's creative writing program deserves its great reputation and continues to pulse with dynamic intellectual energy. This article highlights why the John Fowles Center for Creative Writing is highly regarded and appreciated by so many.
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<p>Fowles is the renowned English author of The French Lieutenant's Woman and The Magus. Visiting writers in the program have included Salman Rushdie, Luisa Valenzuela, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Willis Barnstone.</p>
<p>The Center has also started an innovative fiction-writing workshop, with entrance open to anyone from the community (for free); participants are chosen by Chapman faculty based on a submitted writing sample. Writers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome: "We don't put any limitations on applicants, either by age or by backgrounds: "Who can tell where the next good writer will come from?" </p>
<p>This free, intensive workshop is an example of the generous spirit, community engagement, and forward-looking optimism that Chapman is well known for.</p>