ENGL 117 / 118 : Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction / Poetry

Examines the art and craft of fiction writing, explored from the perspective of both writer and reader. Students will study the elements of successful fiction writing aided by texts about craft as well as published stories and excerpts provided by the instructor and stories created by classmates. Through these examples, they will analyze fiction's architectural details " including voice, imagery, character, plot, dialogue, narrative, metaphor, description, resolution, etc. Prerequisite: Completion of First Year Writing Sequence (ENGW courses) with grade of or higher. Satisfies a requirement for English Majors with Creative Writing concentration; Satisfies an English Major/Minor elective (Note: course does not fulfill a Division A or 3rd Writing Requirement of COAS)