Advanced Writing: Fiction

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This workshop in advanced fiction-writing will provide students with the craft, tools, and inspiration to write individual short stories, a collection of short fiction, a novella, and/or a novel in any fiction genre (historical, experimental, realistic, science fiction, speculative fiction, etc.). Students will be expected to complete a series of writing assignments for presentation and will receive and offer constructive feedback in a positive and supportive environment. In addition, in order for students to develop a reader/writer vocabulary and the skills necessary for critical analysis, the class will be expected to read selected short fiction and articles on the craft of fiction. The course includes individual conferences and class discussions of how to be published and how to apply for Creative Writing MFAs.