| ENG 394 -- Introduction to Creative Writing |
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| Janet McNally |
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| T 6 – 8:45 p.m. |
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This course will allow students to explore the fundamental skills of fiction and poetry writing, and is designed around the belief that one must read widely and closely in order to write well. This is an intensive writing course, meant for students who are dedicated readers and serious about the process of writing. We will examine the works of both established and emerging writers in hopes of discerning and emulating the qualities of good poetry and fiction. Frequent writing exercises will provide the opportunity to practice, to imitate, and to experiment. Class members will work together to create a welcoming and productive workshop, including extensive in-class discussion of both published writers and student work.
| ENG 394 -- Introduction to Creative Writing |
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| Mick Cochrane |
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| T-Th 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. |
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This is an intensive writing course, designed for those students who are serious about writing and who are willing to work long and hard at the process. Its goal is to help students become more skillful writers of poetry and literary fiction. Reading as writers, we’ll study strong stories and poems to see how they work and to learn how their writers solve the same problems all writers face. We’ll practice the skills necessary to write engaging, convincing, and original poetry and fiction. We’ll focus on the steps in the writing process, from discovering and developing fresh material to drafting, revising, and editing. Frequent exercises will provide the opportunity to practice, to imitate, and to experiment. A final portfolio of revised, polished work will demonstrate each student’s proficiency. The class will be conducted as a workshop and will, therefore, often focus on the discussion of students' work.
| ENG 496 Advanced Creative Writing: Memoir |
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| Eric Gansworth |
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| M 6 – 8:45 p.m. |
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This course continues with foundational aspects of memoir writing from the Introduction to Creative Writing course. We will concentrate on a variety of facets, spending equal time on examples from established contemporary memoirists and the work of class members. We will use focused reading, discussion, exercises, and workshop activities to begin cultivating individual voices. Before a writer makes an explicit decision to embrace or reject the principles of a given form, the writer should have a meaningful relationship with and an understanding of the opportunities the form offers.
The things that happen to us indeed shape who we are. For the memoir writer, another consideration must come into play. In order to convey that impact, we must not only understand the events of our lives. We must also learn to shape the telling of those events for an audience other than ourselves. To do this, a writer must make a serious commitment to the study of the form. This course offers both directed study and room to cultivate and nurture one's voice in a supportive environment.
