ENGCW 430

Creative Non-Fiction Writing Workshop

This creative writing course concentrates on the literary essay and explores the factual and experiential sources of creative non-fiction. It covers the writing of various kinds of essays, such as memoir, autobiography, personal essays, reflective nature writing, prose with poetic elements (prose-poetry), and fact-based or philosophical writing with a definite literary, stylistic component. Course readings include one full-length work of creative non-fiction. Topics in this course also include analysis of classical and modern essays for elements such as voice, point of view, and structure.

Units: 3.0

Hours: 54 hours LEC