In this course, we will focus on the fundamental techniques of Creative Nonfiction. For the first half of the semester, we will spend each week investigating a new element of craft together: through reading, discussion, lecture, and specific writing exercises. In the second half of the term, students will share and respond to one another’s work through structured peer workshops.
You can think of our time together as an immersion into the craft of Creative Nonfiction. We will take risks, try new techniques, borrow from established writers, share our work, and experiment with everything from voice to style to structure. You’ll finish this term with a polished essay draft and deeper insight into how form and content intersect in the genre.
This course welcomes those who are new to creative nonfiction as well as experienced CNF writers.