FA 2023 | ENGLISH 323 - Creative Writing: Fiction

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ENGLISH 323 - Creative Writing: Fiction

Fall 2023, Section 002

Instruction Mode: Section 002 is In Person (see other Sections below)

Subject: English Language and Literature (ENGLISH)

Department: LSA English Language & Literature

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Details

Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

Waitlist Capacity:

unlimited

Consent:

With permission of instructor.

Enforced Prerequisites:

ENGLISH 223; (C or better, No OP/F).

Repeatability:

May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit(s). May be elected more than once in the same term.

Primary Instructor:

Buntin, Julie

Start/End Date:

Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)

NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

This class is a workshop, and will primarily involve generating new fiction and critiquing peer submissions. We will brush up on craft tools and strategies you first learned in other courses, and begin - using exercises and prompts - to experiment with more complex applications of those tools, exploring the possibilities of plot, character, POV, and tone. On craft days, we’ll close read texts by writers like Shirley Jackson, Zadie Smith, Edward P. Jones, Jenny Zhang, and many more, and discuss how to apply their lessons to our own work. In workshop, we’ll focus on what makes each submission unique, and how writers might lean into those qualities. By the end of the semester, writers will have generated a substantial portfolio of new and revised work.

This course satisfies the following CURRENT English major/minor requirement: Identity & Difference

This course satisfies the following NEW English major/minor requirements: Foundations & Methods 300/400-level

***IMPORTANT*** This course is currently open to English Creative Writing Minors and English Creative Writing Capstone students. This course will open to all students who have completed or are currently enrolled in English 223 on Tuesday, April 11th. If you have taken this enforced prerequisite, you will be able to freely enroll in this course on Tuesday, April 11th. This course is closed to students who are not English Creative Writing Minors / in the English Creative Writing Capstone program until Tuesday, April 11th. You will not be able to enroll prior to this date.

Course Requirements:

Attendance and participation are essential to your success in this course. Students will write and revise two short stories over the course of the semester, and will be expected to submit peer critique letters for 3-4 stories per week. Grades will be based on effort, participation, and the quality of your attention to revision and peer critique. In lieu of a final exam, you’ll turn in a portfolio of polished, revised writing at the end of the semester.

Intended Audience:

This course is intended for students with some prior workshop experience.

Schedule

ENGLISH 323 - Creative Writing: Fiction

Section

Class Instruction Mode

Class
Number

Enrollment
Status

Open
Seats

Open Restricted Seats

Waitlist

Day/Time Location

Start/End Date

Schedule Listing

Section:

001 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11151

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

1	ENGLISH - CREATWRIT

1	Ugrd

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

4:00PM - 7:00PM

1359 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Note: ***IMPORTANT*** This course is currently open to English Creative Writing Minors and English Creative Writing Capstone students. This course will open to all students who have completed or are currently enrolled in English 223 on Tuesday, April 11th. If you have taken this enforced prerequisite, you will be able to freely enroll in this course on Tuesday, April 11th. This course is closed to students who are not English Creative Writing Minors / in the English Creative Writing Capstone program until Tuesday, April 11th. You will not be able to enroll prior to this date.

Section:

002 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11152

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

1	ENGLISH - CREATWRIT

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

1:00PM - 2:30PM

1624 CHEM

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

003 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

21784

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

1	ENGLISH - CREATWRIT
1	ENGLISH - Creative Writing Min

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

8:30AM - 10:00AM

G463 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Textbooks/Other Materials

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