The discipline of Creative Writing was born in the United States and then diffused to Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and other countries. Currently, research on creative writing has become a hot area, and some scholars have called for the construction of creative writing research disciplines. This chapter sorts out the current situation of creative writing from the perspectives of its nature and disciplinary positioning, history, basic theory and methodology, and classified writing. By comparing with the research of Chinese scholars, it evaluates the research of creative writing in English-speaking countries. Finally, this chapter proposes the future research directions of creative writing in China, including clarifying the nature of the discipline, strengthening theoretical research, deepening classified and segmented writing research, establishing methodological awareness, and promoting the localization process.