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"Creative Writing Pedagogy: An Annotated Bibliography" is a text researched by ESU Graduate Creative Writing Students at Emporia State University. This text is designed to provide a thorough exploration of creative writing pedagogy, theory, and practices. This text provides: 

• An overview of the principles, methods, and philosophies of creative writing. The graduate students explores a variety of trending resources that explore the role of the instructor to discussing strategies for fostering creativity in students. 
• A review of the tet Power and Identity in the Creative Writing Classroom: The Authority Project by Anna Leahy. Students in this course read this text as a class and as a group annotated assigned sections. 
• A list of annotations for creative writing texts available on the market for single-genre (creative nonfiction, poetry, etc.) and multi-genre. Each annotation provides a concise summary of the text's content, highlights its key features, and offers insights into its pedagogical value. 
• A list of annotations for over 20 peer reviewed journal articles covering a wide range of topics such as curriculum development, assessment practices, and the integration of technology. These annotations offer valuable insights into current research and best practices in the field.

The work for this text would not be made possible without the help of our graduate students at Emporia State University - Taylor Huth, Brenda Jones, Taylor Seurer, Angie Slabaugh, Helen Weeks, and Daniel Vines. We also acknowledge the instructional leadership and support of Professor Amy Sage Webb-Baza and the research assistance from former library liaison, Bethanie O'Dell. This content was originally formatted as a library guide using SpringShare and has been reformatted for OER accessibility through MERLOT, by Bethanie O'Dell.