Fundamentals Of Creative Writing

Students will also complete an author study in which they examine in-depth the artistic development of a children’s writer whose work informs their own. Prerequisites: CRWR 2310, CRWR 3331, and CRWR 3345.3376 SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP This course is an upper-division workshop course focusing on the writing of original screenplays.

Students will also complete an author study in which they examine in-depth the artistic development of a children’s writer whose work informs their own. Prerequisites: CRWR 2310, CRWR 3331, and CRWR 3345.3376 SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP This course is an upper-division workshop course focusing on the writing of original screenplays.

Class time will be devoted to workshops, invention exercises, and the discussion of guided reading assignments.

The course is required for both creative writing and writing studies majors and minors. 3320 FORMS OF SCREENWRITING Comprehensive examination of the formal elements of the literary art of scriptwriting. 3321 FORMS OF PLAYWRITING This course is an elective in the major and minor in Writing and Creative Writing.

Students will present drafts of work for peer review and discussion and will submit a portfolio or original material at the end of the course.

Some class time will be devoted to readings, invention exercises, and marketing strategies. 3374 TRAVEL WRITING WORKSHOP An upper-division workshop course exploring the genre with a focus on the writing of original travel writing.

Students will present drafts of work for peer review and discussion and will submit a portfolio of original material at the end of the course.

Some class time will be devoted to readings, invention exercises, and revision strategies. 3375 WORKSHOP IN WRITING FOR CHILDREN An upper-division course that examines the specific craft of writing and publishing for children.

The curriculum (21 credits) begins with a foundational course in creative writing, followed by a series of electives in a variety of genres and media, culminating in an advanced workshop.

Concurrently with their course work in creative writing, students are also required to elect a total of two courses from the English department’s offerings in literature (358), theory and methods (359), or film (354), thus further coordinating their creative pursuits with critical study.

The Minor in Creative Writing gives students a rigorous background in the fundamentals of creative work by providing them with the opportunity to study with established poets, prose writers, and dramatists.

At the same time, the minor also ensures that students pursue creative work within the larger context of academic study.