Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0190 - Reading/Writing Creative Prose

In the first part of the semester, we will read short fiction and narrative essays from published authors in order to better understand the decisions they made and how those decisions serve their narratives. In other words, we will read and try to understand their decisions by trying to read them as writers would. Students will then complete two short critical essays that analyze the published writing. The second half of the semester, students will write 2-3 creative pieces of writing, either non-fiction or fiction, for discussion and workshop. Students will also meet individually with the instructor. Enthusiastic participation in discussion and revision is expected.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Writing and Research In this course, students can generally expect to spend 6 to 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.