About the field of Creative Writing: Creative writing tends to be a unique field in graduate studies since it is largely oriented toward assisting the individual writers in developing a process as opposed to disseminating or researching concrete knowledge. Creative writing can cover a number of genres including fiction in various forms, poetry, screenwriting, essays, memoirs, and more. Many people studying creative writing choose to specialize in the area of children's literature . There are also a number of other related fields for those interested in writing and communication that are more technically oriented: journalism and mass media , advertising and public relations , corporate communications , integrated marketing communications , professional writing and rhetoric , publishing , and interpersonal and organizational communications . The more general field of English language and literature provides writing in a less corporate environment. Other more creative forms of writing include: comparative literature , theater , and radio, television, and film writing .