ENC 3310 - Spring 2026 - Robinson

This course is designed for upper-level undergraduate students interesting understanding and constructing creative nonfiction (personal essays, memoir, literary reportage, cultural criticism, etc.). Some of you may have been scribbling away in isolation for years, others may be new to the form or even to creative writing altogether. Whatever your experience level—welcome!

Our goals for the course are to develop a solid writing practice, to explore basic craft concepts and apply them to our own work, to experiment with different types of creative nonfiction, and to familiarize ourselves with a supportive workshop process. Classwork will include reading and discussing published essays, writing exercises, the completion and revision of a full draft of a short piece of creative nonfiction, and participating in workshop.