Creative Writing: Gripping Tales, True-life Sagas, and Magic Words

In this course we will devote ourselves to the work and pleasure of creative writing and close reading in a supportive community of writers. Each week we’ll focus on a different genre of writing, including fiction, poetry, and the wide world of creative nonfiction. During class we’ll read and discuss other writers, engage in creative writing exercises to help us find and create the stories we want to tell, and encounter a variety of other modes of learning and art—from collage and dance to history and brain science—as sparks for our work. We’ll also give each other thoughtful and constructive feedback on our writing during college-style workshop sessions. The course will culminate in a final literary reading in which we will present our work to our classmates.

This course requires the use of a laptop or similar device. The Robinson Center can provide a device if your student does not have access. You can learn more about Device Requests here.