2:30P-4:25P T (15) 3 cr

REQUIRES PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.

SECTION AUTHORIZATIONS AVAILABLE IN BH402.  =20

PREREQUISITE: W103 or W203.

The basic idea behind this creative writing workshop is that
students learn best about writing by writing, by listening to
others constructively criticize their work in class, by
discussing their work with the instructor in conference, and then
by rewriting.  The aims of the course are to encourage students
to write by providing them with a critical audience, and to help
students develop a sound critical sense about their work.  In
addition to submitting at least three short stories or novel
chapters (approximately 40-45 pages), students will read,
critique, and discuss each other's creative work as well as the
course's texts.  The class will discuss working habits and the
writing process, examine several examples of contemporary
fiction, and learn related aspects of fictional craft and
technique.

Students interested in this class should submit 15-20 pages of
fiction along with a list of their previous creative writing
classes and any other pertinent biographical information to my
mailbox in BH 442 at least several days before registration.  A
list of accepted students will be posted on my office door (BH
529).  Authorizations will be available from the Undergraduate
Secretary in BH402.

Texts:  WRITING FICTION, Janet Burroway, BECOMING A WRITER,
Dorothea Brande.