CRW 3110 Summer 2024 - Alexander

This introductory creative writing class focuses on the craft of the short story. We will read craft essays and published stories to study many of the core elements of fiction, including character, narration, setting, dialogue, and conflict. By engaging with work that spans the 20th and 21st century, you'll gain an understanding of the development and form of the short story, and the ways that contemporary short fiction, including your own work, engages with and subverts this tradition. You'll apply this knowledge as you write and revise your own short fiction over the course of the semester, receiving feedback from your instructor and peers in a workshop setting.