This intensive creative writing course is an exploration and study into the craft of creative writing. Students will read poems, essays, and short stories by well-known authors, as well as develop the skills needed to form their own personalized writing process. Students will be able to recognize how each creative piece sets its own terms and lives by them. They will practice writing like a reader and reading like a writer. With the aid of class discussions, exercises, and workshops, students will learn the fundamental craft of creative writing, enhance their creative thinking, and complete the course with their own portfolio of creative work. Most importantly, students will be a welcome part of a supportive writing community.
Note: Creative Writing: Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction is offered at multiple times with different instructors this summer. The courses will cover the same content.