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Academic Year 2005/2006


Advanced Fiction Workshop
ENGL 168 SP

For people who have already had an introduction to the techniques of fiction, or another course in fiction writing, and want to continue writing short fiction and having their work critiqued by other students and by the instructor. Reading will be tailored to the interests of the class. Students will be expected to make copies of their own work and distribute it to the class at least a week in advance of its being discussed.

MAJOR READINGS

The class will read and discuss three stories by each student, as well as a steady diet of stories by published authors.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will write three to four short stories, for a total of 10,000-12,000 pages, as well as a non-cosmetic revision of one of the stories; there will be regular journal entries and a final portfolio of all written work.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students must apply to this course with a 5-page fiction sample including name, email address, year in school, and a one-sentence description of previous writing experience. Please bring (not email or fax) samples to Sheila Kelleher by noon on November 15, 2005. Results will be posted on the English department bulletin board by November 22.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006


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