TECHNIQUES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION

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Examines the art and craft of creative nonfiction from a writer's perspective. Students analyze and write various types of nonfiction, such as personal essay, memoir, literary journalism, lyric essay, flash nonfiction, experimental nonfiction, and nature and travel essay. The course will help students understand key concepts of the genre as well as hone their own writing skills through the study of story, structure, point of view, voice and style, character, scene, action, dialogue, theme, and research. Pre-requisite: ENGL-102 or ENGL-109 .