Creative Writing 101 

A survey course for emerging writers

This 10-week survey course is designed to develop a deeper understanding of nonfiction, fiction, flash, micro, spoken word, hybrid, and poetry. This course provides writers with the opportunity to examine writing as a craft that can be developed and analyzed through thoughtful consideration of texts. It focuses on the power of written language as a tool to examine and communicate social inequities. Sample texts include work by Jesmyn Ward, Aimee Bender, Ilya Kaminsky, Mira Jacob, Elissa Washuta, Kiese Laymon, and T Kira Madden.