WRIT 130 Foundations of Creative Writing
An overview of the study and practice of creative writing, its fluid disciplinary bounds, and its connections to other areas of professional writing, this workshop-based course provides students with practical experience writing literature and introduces them to writing in various genres, including creative nonfiction, fiction, script writing, and poetry. Course activities will consist of interactive discussions of craft, in-and out-of-class writing exercises, discussions of extensive readings of works by contemporary writers, collaborative workshops of student work, and the production of a final portfolio of revised creative work. Prerequisites: None