A workshop course intended for students who have recently begun to write fiction or who have not previously taken a course in creative writing.

A short fiction workshop.

Over the course of the semester, each student will write and revise a short story. Each participant in the workshop will edit student-written stories and will write a critique of each manuscript.

Throughout the semester, we will read published fiction and also essays by working writers about fiction and the writing life.

The intent of the course is to have the students learn about and practise the techniques that enable writers to construct a convincing and engaging representation of reality on the page.

Please note that students will only write fiction within the genre of psychological realism. We will not workshop science fiction or fantasy fiction.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills