Interdisciplinary Arts 0223 - Fiction Writing

As William Gass has written, "The writer, by choosing to write. . . is choosing to relate to the world through words." This class will treat the short story (and perhaps the novella), and our emphasis will be on developing our own faculties with those words we use to relate to the world. To that end, we will read and write both fiction and essays on the craft of writing, and will spend a good deal of our time writing in class. This course is ideal for students entering Division 2. Ideally, all class members will have taken at least one previous writing workshop.

Independent Work Writing and Research Interested students must attend the first meeting, and no one may register for this course until the first class has met. In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, responding to peers' work, and may include required attendance at or participation in writing-related events.