{"id":365286,"date":"2025-12-08T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/writ\/?page_id=365286"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:09:55","slug":"specializations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/writ\/prwr\/specializations\/","title":{"rendered":"Specializations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Create the career of your dreams with one of our specializations! Whether you dream of writing creative or persuasive copy, creating content for a non-profit, or working in the book publishing industry, our specializations will give you the skills needed to pursue writing professionally. 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