Official Course Description: This course provides students the opportunity to practice writing literary short fiction. Through attention to the elements of craft in this creative form and a range of prompts, students learn to develop their appreciation for the short story genre and explore new possibilities for expression. Short fiction assignments will follow prompts to create shorter and longer works that will focus on elements of craft including, dialogue, character development, plot, and flashbacking. Attention to word choice, avoiding cliché, and developing strong characters will be practiced within the genre of short literary fiction. Students work toward creating and revising two original short stories that, together, reveal an emergent creative voice. This course is a program elective for the English major and minor, the Writing minor, and the Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities major.

My Description: This class allows students to practice writing short fiction (both literary and fantasy). Students are taught how to develop characters, write dialogue, and embrace their creativity. This is a workshop-style class where students critique each other’s work. After writing two short stories and having them reviewed by peers, each student must edit one piece and turn it into an artist’s book.