Creative Writing: Short Fiction

Course Catalog:

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.