Explore the personal and literary world of creative nonfiction.
Explore the personal and literary world of creative nonfiction. Participants will read and write in several sub-genres of creative nonfiction, including memoir, essay, literary journalism, and the epistolary form. This asynchronous class will focus on generating new material, offering feedback to peers, revising pieces, and researching markets for the placement of work. Participants should expect to spend about 2-4 hours a week on work.
Learn at your own pace: This workshop will take place over Wet Ink, which is an asynchronous creative writing platform. The instructor will post a lesson and assignment at the beginning of each week, and participants can log in and read the lessons/post assignments/comment on other classmates’ work at their convenience. Shortly before the start date, participants will receive an invite from Wet Ink to create their login info and access the class. Please check your spam if you don’t see it.
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- The different genres of creative nonfiction
- Creating a literary persona
- Writing narrative and lyrical
- Understanding the nonfiction marketplace
Time requirements
- 2-4 hours a week.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is designed for writers wanting to write creative nonfiction.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
