CW 407 Advanced Creative Nonfiction
This course focuses on contemporary forms of non-academic nonfiction such as memoir, biography, new journalism, personal essay, and experimental essay through reading, writing, while-class workshop, research, and discussions. Students will produce a collection of short essays or another work of acceptable length at the advanced level submitted via portfolio at the end of the semester. The course stresses the importance of sharing our stories and helping others tell their stories in terms of good literary citizenship and will focus on storytelling craft and audience targeting.
Credits
3
Prerequisite
CW 257 or consent of instructor
Offered
Spring of even years