A beginning workshop and reading course in fiction. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and first-year students who have completed Writing 5. Seminar-sized classes meet for discussion and include individual conferences. Topics and emphases may vary from term to term. English 80 is the prerequisite to English 83, Intermediate Workshop in Fiction. Dist: ART.
A beginning workshop and reading course in creative nonfiction— a hybrid genre of journalism, memoir, and fictional and poetic techniques, also known as the art of fact. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and first-year students who have completed Writing 5 . Seminar-sized classes meet for discussion and include individual conferences. Topics and emphases may vary from term to term. English 81 is the prerequisite to English 84, Intermediate Workshop in Creative Nonfiction. Dist: ART.
A beginning workshop and reading course in poetry. Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and first-year students who have completed Writing 5. Seminar-sized classes meet for discussion, and include individual conferences. Topics and emphases may vary from term to term. English 82 is the prerequisite to English 85, Intermediate Workshop in Poetry. Dist: ART.
These courses offer workshops in fiction, poetry and literary nonfiction. Seminar-sized classes meet twice a week plus individual conferences. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and to first-year students who have completed Writing 5 (or have exemption status). Dist: ART. Hebert, Huntington, Mathis, Lenhart, O'Malley, Tudish.
Students who wish to enroll in an intermediate Creative Writing Course must complete up the appropriate "How to Apply to English 83, 84 or 85" form, available on-line and from the English Department office, and answer all the questions asked in a cover letter. They should also submit a five to eight page writing sample, as stated in each of the course descriptions below. Deadline for equal consideration for admittance is the last day of classes in the term preceding the course. Late applications will be accepted, but held until the add/drop period and reviewed if vacancies occur. Students should then register for three other courses, not including the Creative Writing course. Students accepted into Creative Writing 81, 82 and 83 will be notified before the first day of class. To secure their spot in the class, students must be present at the first meeting. At that time, students will be given a permission card and can then drop one of their other courses and enroll in the Creative Writing course.
Continued work in the writing of fiction. The class proceeds by means of group workshops, individual conferences with the instructor, and reading across the genre. The process of revision is emphasized. Topics and emphases may vary from term to term. Prerequisite: English 80 and permission of the instructor. Students must submit an application form (available in the English department office and on the department website) and a 5-8 page sample of their writing by the LAST DAY OF CLASSES of the term preceding the term in which they wish to enroll. These
materials should be submitted electronically to the instructor. Dist: ART.
Continued work in the writing of creative nonfiction, including literary journalism, investigative memoir, the lyric essay, and documentary. The class proceeds by means of group workshops, individual conferences with the instructor, and reading across the genre. The processes of research and revision are emphasized. Topics and emphases may vary from term to term. Prerequisite: English 81 and permission of the instructor. Students must submit an application form (available in the English department office and on the department website) and a 5-8 page sample of their writing by the LAST DAY OF CLASSES of the term preceding the term in which they wish to enroll. These materials should be submitted electronically to the instructor. Dist: ART.
Continued work in the writing of poetry, focusing on the development of craft, image and voice. The class proceeds by means of group workshops on student writing, individual conferences with the instructor and reading across the genre. The process of revision is emphasized. Topics and emphases may vary from term to term. Prerequisite: English 82 and permission of the instructor. Students must submit an application form (available in the English department office and on the department website) and a 5-8 page sample of their writing by the LAST DAY OF CLASSES of the term preceding the term in which they wish to enroll. These materials should be submitted electronically to the instructor. Dist: ART.
An advanced workshop for seniors who wish to undertake a manuscript of fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry. Students must submit an 8-12 page writing sample to the instructor by the LAST DAY OF CLASSES of the term preceding the term in which they wish to enroll. Prerequisite: English 83, 84 or 85 depending on the genre of the workshop offered. Dist: ART.
These courses are offered periodically, concentrating on particular issues in one or more of the fields of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Courses may require creative and critical papers and include workshops. Enrollment is limited to 18. Dist: ART.
A tutorial course to be designed by the student with the assistance of a faculty supervisor. This course is intended for the purpose of producing a manuscript of fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry. Prerequisite: normally reserved for seniors who have completed at least two workshops in the designated genre for this project. Dist: ART.
