How do we shape our work into polished, powerful prose? In this six-week course, we'll combine writing workshops with reading assignments that illustrate a variety of creative nonfiction techniques...
This course is designed for individuals who want to explore creative nonfiction, two words that might seem like an odd pairing. However, the genre is rooted in a long tradition of telling stories...
This course is designed for beginning playwrights as well as writers of other media who want to explore the genre. The course will emphasize what makes a scene work, how to develop characters through...
In this course, you will explore and experiment with some fundamental elements of poetry: form, imagery, and the musical qualities of language. Guided by the work of four modern poets--Williams Carlos...
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The prose poem is a poem in disguise. Born from a conflict of impulses, it reads like prose (in sentences instead of lines, paragraphs instead of stanzas) but is essentially poetic in its intent and...
Writers of all genres will benefit from lecture, discussion, brief readings, and in-class prompts as we focus on specific, effective tools to navigate flashbacks, flash forwards, as well as shifts of...
Transitions are a crucial storytelling device with the power to pique curiosity, drive character development, and build momentum. In this workshop, students will investigate how a variety of writers...
Learn how to write literarily relevant sex scenes to develop character and plot in memoir, novel, or short story. This is not an erotica writing workshop, but rather a class dedicated to a unique and...
Make your dialogue work for you. Through a combination of discussion, in class writing, lecture, short readings and exercises, this session will give you the basic tools you need to use dialogue, as...
Organize your work. Develop surefire submissions strategies. In this workshop, we'll review Duotrope, Submittable, and other sites designed to help you discover publishing opportunities and organize...