Writing Short Fiction: A Creative Writing Seminar and Workshop
COL 201
Spring 2006
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01
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In this intermediate-level creative writing course, students will analyze the narrative techniques of twentieth century modern masters of the short story such as William Faulkner, Italo Calvino, Julio Cortazar, Patricia Highsmith, Bernard Malamud, Alice Munro, and Flannery O¿Connor. Students will study various ways to structure narratives and develop characters; examine problems related to perspective and psychic distance in third- and first-person narratives; explore sophisticated narrative techniques involving parallel and non-chronological plots; and study ways of plotting long stories or novellas and organizing short story collections. After writing original stories employing narrative techniques learned in class, students will share their writing in workshops. This course has demanding reading and writing requirements. Prospective students must contact instructor by email psharp@wesleyan.edu before November 15, and submit writing samples up to 20 pages in length. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Creative W)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Richard Bausch, SPIRITS
William Faulkner, UNCOLLECTED STORIES
Flannery O¿Connor, COLLECTED STORIES
John Steinbeck, THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students will read approximately 200 pages of fiction per week, and write 30-40 pages of short fiction during the semester. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Preference is given to COL majors and upperclassmen, but in rare cases, freshmen may be admitted to the class. |
| Instructor(s): Sharp,Paula Times: .M..... 04:10PM-07:00PM; Location: PAC104; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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