ENC5317 – Spring 2027 – Roberts

According to nonfiction guru Lee Gutkind: “The word 'creative' refers simply to the use of literary craft in presenting nonfiction—that is, factually accurate prose about real people and events—in a compelling, vivid manner. To put it another way, creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and, often, more accessible.”

In this workshop, students will read various nonfiction writers and produce stories—true stories—with the goal of publishing them. We will discuss how you pitch to newspapers, journals, magazines, online sites, etc., as well as how to write a nonfiction book proposal.

For MFA students, this course satisfies 3 of the required 12-15 hours of writing workshops. For PhD students, it counts toward the 27 hours of required coursework.