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PBDS 622.185
Fiction Workshop

NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.

Course Description & Objectives:

This course combines practice in writing fiction with intensive reading and discussion of works illustrating the distinctive elements, principles, techniques, and forms of narrative. Students will be encouraged to write fiction that is shaped by a particular view of experience and informed by an understanding of what stories are, how they work, and why they matter to us.

Texts:

Lex Williford & Michael Martone (eds.), The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction

Ron Hansen & Jim Shepard (eds.), You've Got to Read This

Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction



Requirements:

Regular attendance and participation in class / workshop discussions.

Reading response. A written response (approximately 3 typewritten pages) to one or more of the assigned readings, intended to foster an approach to reading as part of the writer's study of craft. Your response should focus on some aspect of the reading that is of particular interest or concern to you as a writer. May be submitted at any time during the semester. Due no later than May 1.

Weekly writing / workshops. You will be required to submit writing on a weekly basis. Each week you must submit to the instructor an annotated copy of your work in progress. No exceptions will be granted, and late submissions will not be accepted. When presenting your work in progress for group discussion, you must provide a copy of your work for each member of the group.

Writing projects.

A short short story. Due March 13.

A long(er) story. Due May 15.

[All work must be typewritten / word-processed, 12 point type, double-spaced, white 8 1/2 x 11" paper]

Grading:

In determining your final grade, the various aspects of your performance will be weighed as follows:

Participation & weekly writing          20%

Reading Response                               20%

Short short story                                30%

Long(er) story                                     30%




			PBDS 622.185 Fiction Workshop NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester. *Course Description & Objectives:* This course combines practice in writing fiction with intensive reading and discussion of works illustrating the distinctive elements, principles, techniques, and forms of narrative. Students will be encouraged to write fiction that is shaped by a particular view of experience and informed by an understanding of what stories are, how they work, and why they matter to us. *Texts:* Lex Williford & Michael Martone (eds.), The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction Ron Hansen & Jim Shepard (eds.), You've Got to Read This Charles Baxter, Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction *Requirements:* Regular attendance and participation in class / workshop discussions. Reading response. A written response (approximately 3 typewritten pages) to one or more of the assigned readings, intended to foster an approach to reading as part of the writer's study of craft. Your response should focus on some aspect of the reading that is of particular interest or concern to you as a writer. May be submitted at any time during the semester. Due no later than May 1. Weekly writing / workshops. You will be required to submit writing on a weekly basis. Each week you must submit to the instructor an annotated copy of your work in progress. No exceptions will be granted, and late submissions will not be accepted. When presenting your work in progress for group discussion, you must provide a copy of your work for each member of the group. Writing projects. A short short story. Due March 13. A long(er) story. Due May 15. [All work must be typewritten / word-processed, 12 point type, double-spaced, white 8 1/2 x 11" paper] *Grading:* In determining your final grade, the various aspects of your performance will be weighed as follows: Participation & weekly writing 20% Reading Response 20% Short short story 30% Long(er) story 30% home \| bs, corporate communication \| ba, english \| ma, publications design \| mfa, integrated design \| mfa, creative writing & publishing arts \| people \| portfolio \| facilities \| classes \| undergraduate applications \| graduate applications \| contact \| site index \| university of baltimore