Writing Workshops
FALL 2016
Introduction to Creative Writing (ENGL222101)
An introductory course in which students will write both poetry and short fiction and read
published examples of each. We will experiment with the formal possibilities of the two
genres and look at what links and separates them. The course is workshop-based, with
an emphasis on steady production and revision. Through exercises and/or open and
directed writing assignments, students will produce a portfolio of short fiction and poetry.
Professor Andrew Sofer
Introduction to Creative Writing (ENGL222103)
An introductory course in which students will write both poetry and short fiction and read
published examples of each. We will experiment with the formal possibilities of the two
genres and look at what links and separates them. The course is workshop-based, with
an emphasis on steady production and revision. Through exercises and/or open and
directed writing assignments, students will produce a portfolio of short fiction and poetry.
Professor John Anderson
Introduction to Creative Writing (ENGL222105)
An introductory course in which students will write both poetry and short fiction and read
published examples of each. We will experiment with the formal possibilities of the two
genres and look at what links and separates them. The course is workshop-based, with
an emphasis on steady production and revision. Through exercises and/or open and
directed writing assignments, students will produce a portfolio of short fiction and poetry.
Professor Eileen Donovan-Kranz
Introduction to Creative Writing (ENGL222107)
An introductory course in which students will write both poetry and short fiction and read
published examples of each. We will experiment with the formal possibilities of the two
genres and look at what links and separates them. The course is workshop-based, with
an emphasis on steady production and revision. Through exercises and/or open and
directed writing assignments, students will produce a portfolio of short fiction and poetry.
Professor Kimberly Garcia
Playwriting I (ENGL224101)
This writing-intensive course offers a practical introduction to the art and craft of writing
for performance. Students will engage in numerous writing exercises that highlight the
special demands and opportunities of writing for the stage. Emphasis is placed on
finding ways to contact and release the theatrical imagination and on mastering the
basics of writing a solid dramatic scene. Exemplary plays by established playwrights will
be studied as appropriate, but the overwhelming emphasis is on student writing.
Professor Scott T. Cummings
Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction (ENGL441203)
Over the past few decades, the best nonfiction being written has expanded to include
not only such traditional forms as argument and exposition but also the mixed modes of
creative nonfiction. As an intermediate-level course, we will build on the work of the First
Year Writing Seminar and hone the skills needed in advanced writing electives.
Students in this course choose their own topics and explore the range of possibilities
now available to the nonfiction writer.
Professor Paul Lewis
Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction (ENGL441205)
Over the past few decades, the best nonfiction being written has expanded to include
not only such traditional forms as argument and exposition but also the mixed modes of
creative nonfiction. As an intermediate-level course, we will build on the work of the First
Year Writing Seminar and hone the skills needed in advanced writing electives.
Students in this course choose their own topics and explore the range of possibilities
now available to the nonfiction writer.
Professor Lori Harrison-Kahan
Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction (ENGL441207)
Over the past few decades, the best nonfiction being written has expanded to include
not only such traditional forms as argument and exposition but also the mixed modes of
creative nonfiction. As an intermediate-level course, we will build on the work of the First
Year Writing Seminar and hone the skills needed in advanced writing electives.
Students in this course choose their own topics and explore the range of possibilities
now available to the nonfiction writer.
Professor Bonnie Rudner
Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction (ENGL441209)
Over the past few decades, the best nonfiction being written has expanded to include
not only such traditional forms as argument and exposition but also the mixed modes of
creative nonfiction. As an intermediate-level course, we will build on the work of the First
Year Writing Seminar and hone the skills needed in advanced writing electives.
Students in this course choose their own topics and explore the range of possibilities
now available to the nonfiction writer.
Professor Suzanne Berne
Writing Workshop:Fiction (ENGL457901)
Enrollment limited to 15.
This course provides encouragement, practice, and criticism for students seriously
interested in writing short fiction. The workshop format demands self-motivation and
universal participation. Since students' stories are texts for class discussion, a generous
willingness to respond to others' writing and to expose one's own work to such reactions
is an essential prerequisite. Individual conferences with the instructor supplement the
workshop discussions. Students are expected to produce a steady stream of new and
revised fiction throughout the semester. Narrative preferences from the traditional to the
experimental are welcome.
Professor Christopher Boucher
Writing Workshop:Fiction (ENGL457902)
Enrollment limited to 15.
This course provides encouragement, practice, and criticism for students seriously
interested in writing short fiction. The workshop format demands self-motivation and
universal participation. Since students' stories are texts for class discussion, a generous
willingness to respond to others' writing and to expose one's own work to such reactions
is an essential prerequisite. Individual conferences with the instructor supplement the
workshop discussions. Students are expected to produce a steady stream of new and
revised fiction throughout the semester. Narrative preferences from the traditional to the
experimental are welcome.
Professor Suzanne Berne
Business Writing (ENGL458801)
For Carroll School of Management students, the course is also available as
BCOM6688.
This course is designed to expose students to the type of writing done on the job. It is a
practical course where real-life examples are used to illustrate appropriate writing
strategies, style, language and formats commonly found in a business setting. By the
end of the semester, students will be proficient in producing business correspondence,
instructions, reports, proposals, resumes, and presentation materials.
Professor Randi Triant
Business Writing (ENGL458801)
For Carroll School of Management students, the course is also available as
BCOM6688.
This course is designed to expose students to the type of writing done on the job. It is a
practical course where real-life examples are used to illustrate appropriate writing
strategies, style, language and formats commonly found in a business setting. By the
end of the semester, students will be proficient in producing business correspondence,
instructions, reports, proposals, resumes, and presentation materials.
Professor Randi Triant
Magazine Production and Publishing (ENGL467101)
This course will explore magazine publishing from both a critical standpoint and a
practical one. We’ll conduct a comprehensive study of the medium and learn basic
industry skills; these will include fundamentals of writing and editing, entry-level design
concepts and principles of new media. ENGL4671 is taught in conjunction with Post
Road Magazine (postroadmag.com), so special emphasis will be placed on literary
journals. Students will work as interns at Post Road for the duration of the course,
thereby gaining real-world publishing experience and putting their new skills to the test.
Professor Christopher Boucher