| Course Title: Introduction to Creative Writing |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course offers an introduction to the composition of multiple genres and modes of creative writing, which may include poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid forms, graphic novels, and digital texts. Students will learn strategies for generating ideas, drafting, giving and receiving feedback, revising creative work, and building literary community. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Anna Maria Hong | 413-538-2862 | ahong@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 126 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Poet's Companion Author: Addonizio and Laux, Kim and Dorianne Copyright: 1997 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0393316548 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft Author: Burroway & Stuckey-French, Janet & Elizabeth Copyright: 2019 Edition: 10th Volume: ISBN: 9780226616698 Publisher: Pearson Longman |
Required | 19.50 |
| Title: Where Is the Mouth of That Word? Author: Maryam Ala, Amjadi Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9788195650484 Publisher: Poetrywala |
Optional | 16.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: You must purchase one book: Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway, 10th edition (U of Chicago Press). I strongly recommend also buying The Poet's Companion, and you can find inexpensive copies of these titles at ThriftBooks, Bookshop.org, and Powells Bookstore among other places. The third title is optional. |