Fall 2004

E 341 • Short Story Workshop

Course Description

This course is designed for students who have already taken Creative Writing (325) and have developed a serious interest in writing fiction. Since the class is primarily a workshop, we will discuss student work for the majority of the semester.

You will be responsible for writing three short stories (10-12pages in length). Please make enough copies of your stories for everyone in the class. Your work is due the week prior to when it will be discussed.

Aside from your handwritten comments on your classmates' work, you will be responsible for writing a detailed critique (1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced) for each workshop story. These reviews are due on the day the story is discussed. I will collect your written critique at the end of class and then hand it to the student the following week. Come to class prepared to discuss the assigned reading, whether it is a selected work or a workshop story.

Grading Policy

Classroom participation/Critiques 30%
Three stories 70%
Attendance is required; there will be no final exam.

Texts

R.V. Cassill, ed., The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction (5th ed., longer)

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