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FOUNDATIONS Basic Creative Writing This course will introduce you to creative writing, from generating ideas to revising drafts. Find your voice and develop your craft through in-class and at-home writing exercises, and through discussions of your own and your fellow students’ written work. You will also study canonical and contemporary models drawn from fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and will be encouraged to try your hand at each of these genres. Stephanie Friedman Ms. Friedman is the program director for the Writer’s Studio. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MA in English from the University of Chicago. Scott Onak Mr. Onak’s fiction has appeared in Mid-American Review and Quick Fiction, and he is currently at work on a novel. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Idaho. Course Code WSBACW Gleacher Center $575 Spring 2012 Section 12S1 (Stephanie Friedman) Tuesdays March 27–May 15 6–8:30 pm Summer 2012 Section 12U1 (Scott Onak) Mondays June 11–July 30 6–8:30 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20 FICTION Fiction Writing Essentials Explore what you can do with essential aspects of fiction such as plot, dialogue, character, setting, and point of view. We will focus our attention on reading and writing assignments that will help us understand what makes an effective story and how we can use these same building blocks in our own work. We will also spend about a third of our 30 Writer’s Studio class time discussing drafts of each other’s short stories in a workshop format. Scott Onak See bio under Basic Creative Writing. Course Code WSFWES Section 12S1 Spring 2012 Gleacher Center $575 Mondays March 26–May 14 6–8:30 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20 Strong Story Starts Most editors give up on a story if they aren’t hooked in the first few pages. This class is designed to help you make that cut. We will read each other’s drafts, recommend strong entry points, and discuss how to set the stage, heighten the tension, sharpen the language, and pique a reader’s curiosity in the first three pages. We will also discuss readings on craft and the openings of successful published stories. Mark Rader Mr. Rader’s stories have appeared in Glimmer Train and Epoch. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and short-listed for the O. Henry Award. He holds an MFA from Cornell University. Course Code WSCSSS Section 12U1 Summer 2012 Gleacher Center $285 Tuesdays June 12–July 3 6–8:30 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 10 Please contact writersstudio@ uchicago.edu for the reading assignment for the first class; you must also bring a draft of a completed story of no more than 15 pages. Writing the Novel: Connecting Through Characters In the world of a novel, characters are the engine for movement. They arrive, depart, grow, shrink, succeed, and fail. Any novel’s effectiveness depends heavily on the connections a reader makes to its characters. In this course, we will look at the finer points of character establishment and development, determining how best to treat the players in your imagined world, and balancing the major characters with the minor in an organic way that serves your story’s purpose. Andrew Ewell Mr. Ewell’s fiction has appeared in Narrative, Five Chapters, and Opium, among others. He is an assistant editor for Narrative Magazine. He holds an MFA from Boston University. Course Code WSWNCC Section 12S1 Spring 2012 Gleacher Center $285 Wednesdays March 28–April 18 6:30–9 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 10 Writing the Novel: Finding Voice(s) Here our focus turns to the issue of voice: Who is telling this novel’s story, and how? How does a writer determine the most effective distance and level of omniscience? That is to say: Who is your narrator, and how much does he or she know? Whether third person or first, spread between six characters or told by one omniscient narrator, a novel’s impact is only as effective as the voices that tell the story. This course will hone in on establishing the specifics of your story’s most effective voice(s), so it (or they) can be maintained and consistent throughout. Andrew Ewell See bio under Writing the Novel: Connecting Through Characters.
Course Code WSWNFV Section 12S1 Spring 2012 Gleacher Center $285 Wednesdays April 25–May 16 6:30–9 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 10 Submissions Workshop Literary agents and editors receive hundreds of query letters each week—how can yours stand out? This workshop focuses on submission techniques for in-progress novels, story, and essay collections. You’ll learn how to write proper query letters, by reading and critiquing each other’s drafts, and we’ll discuss approaches to distill your story pitch that will capture and retain interest, at the outset—and beyond. We’ll also explore selecting and honing your sample chapters, writing synopses, determining your work’s niche in the marketplace, building your “platform,” and everything you’ll need to conduct an intelligent search for prospective publishing professionals. Charles Blackstone Mr. Blackstone is the author of the novel The Week You Weren’t Here. He is also the coeditor of the literary anthology The Art of Friction. He holds an MFA from the University of Colorado. Course Code WSSBWK Section 12U1 Summer 2012 Gleacher Center $575 Wednesdays June 13–August 8 (no class July 4) 6–8:30 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20 NONFICTION Writing the Personal Essay The French verb from which the word “essay” is derived, essayer, means to attempt, to try, and practitioners of the personal essay have been doing just that since its genesis in the 16th century. Develop your own style and voice and offer your own take on life through an exploration of what has been called one of the freest forms in all of literature. You will read the work of renowned essayists, write in-class and takehome exercises, and produce at least one complete essay that will be discussed in a workshop setting. Come prepared to make discoveries—about yourself and this genre. Paula Peterson Ms. Peterson is the author of Women in the Grove (short stories) and Penitent, with Roses (memoir) and winner of the Katherine Nason Bakeless Prize for Nonfiction. She was the recipient of the Graham School Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010. Course Code WSPSES Section 12S1 Spring 2012 Gleacher Center $575 Wednesdays March 28–May 16 6:30–9 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20 Literary Nonfiction Borrowing techniques from fiction is at the heart of literary nonfiction (or literary journalism, as it is also called). Writers such as Gay Talese, Joan Didion, Sebastian Junger (Perfect Storm), and Laura Hildebrand (Seabiscuit) combine the discipline of reporting, the art of storytelling, and the craft of prose writing. In this course you will discuss works of literary nonfiction, as well as write your own stories. You will study reporting techniques, explore the use of scenes, dialogue, and observation, and have the opportunity to workshop your pieces in class. Writer’s Studio Kevin Davis Mr. Davis is an award-winning journalist who has written articles for USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago magazine, and many other publications. He is also the author of the nonfiction books Defending the Damned and The Wrong Man. Course Code WSNLNF Section 12S1 Spring 2012 Gleacher Center $575 Mondays March 26–May 14 6–8:30 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20 Previous writing courses in fiction or nonfiction recommended, though not required. POETRY Poetry Workshop: Writing from the Outside We often think of poems as capturing the “voice” of their authors, but many writers create poems out of materials that exist outside of the self, such as paintings, newspaper stories, and movies. We will read some of these poems and students will write poems using collage techniques and methods of random generation. These alternative ways of thinking about language and subject matter provide a novel introduction to the art of poetry and are ideal for beginners as well as more experienced writers who want to push themselves in new directions. Matthias Regan Mr. Regan holds a PhD in English from the University of Chicago. He is the editor of “The Philosophy Workers: Carl Sandburg’s Writings” in the International Socialist Review, and the author of multiple chapbooks of poetry, including The Most of It and Code Book Code. Course Code WSPOET Section 12U1 Summer 2012 Gleacher Center $575 Tuesdays June 12-July 31 6-8:30 pm Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20 31
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