This study aimed to examine the effect of using active learning strategies to develop EFL creative writing for preparatory students. A total of 26 second-grade, preparatory stage students were selected to participate in the study. (N= 26). All of them have been studying English for at least 9 years, and their age ranges from 14 to 15 years old. The experimental part of the current study took place in a governmental school based in Meet Ghamr, Dakahlia, Egypt, in the academic year 2022-2023. The instruments of the study included an EFL Creative Writing Skills Checklist, an EFL pre–post Creative Writing Skills Test, and The EFL Creative Writing Skills Scoring Rubric. The current study relied on a one-group pretest-posttest experimental design. Quantitative data were collected from the results of the pre-post-tests which assessed participants' creative writing skills tests. The study's findings revealed that using active learning strategies enhanced and promoted preparatory students' creative writing skills because it enhanced students' writing texts, sorting out, organization, and presentation writing in a creative way. This study recommends creating an interactive classroom using active learning strategies, using varied methods to nurture creativity and learning in writing, applying active learning strategies to enhance English language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and cultivating creative writing skills in multiple languages.