CERTIFICATE IN CREATIVE WRITING

The Certificate in Creative Writing is designed to provide knowledge and experience in the student's chosen area of concentration. By requiring a sequence of beginning and advanced courses, as well as a tutorial and final project, the certificate enables the student to acquire skills, develop a portfolio, and refine career goals necessary to the pursuit of a life in writing. This certificate is awarded to students who successfully complete four required courses and a tutorial in their area of concentration (Fiction or Nonfiction), as well as one 10-session elective or the equivalent. The student also must write and revise a minimum of 50 pages of prose in the chosen area of concentration.

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COURSE CHECK LIST			COURSE NO.	PRICE
Fiction Concentration (5 of these courses are required)
	Fiction Writing I Examine the fundamentals of fiction: plot, setting, theme, viewpoint, dialogue, and character in this class for students who want to write fiction but need to... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9320	$580
	Fiction Writing II Deepen and expand your mastery of fiction writing through reader responses and short assignments in and out of class. Special emphasis is given to the... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9321	$580
	Fiction Tutorial Taught by a published author and veteran writing teacher, this tutorial is open to fiction writers who are sure of their ability to work independently.... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9329	$670
	Short Story Writing The short story is a natural passageway into fiction writing. Though limited in form, its effect can be extremely powerful on the reader. This course... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9330	$580
	Novel Writing I This class is for people with a novel in their heads and for those who want to mold a series of short stories into longer... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9355	$580
	Novel Writing II This class, taught by a published novelist, starts with a discussion of structure, and then looks closely at up to 50 pages of manuscript text.... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9357	$580
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Nonfiction Concentration (5 of these courses are required)
	Nonfiction Tutorial This tutorial is open to writers of all types of nonfiction, including memoir, biography, creative nonfiction, academic thesis, and service-oriented material. Participants should be certain... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9704	$670
	Personal Essay Writing Turn personal experiences into marketable essays or newspaper op-ed columns. This popular genre is a great way to break into print. Editors want writers' unique... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9710	$580
	Writing Your Memoirs You don't need to be a writer to craft a memoir. The core of writing a memoir is the idea that we each have an... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9712	$450
	Nonfiction Level I Explore writing nonfiction with clarity and precision, but also with a poet's eye. Geared toward both novice writers and out-of-practice scribes, this course guides writers... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9713	$580
Electives (1 of these courses are required)
	Magic, Fabulous, and Surreal: Writing Fantastic Fiction Are you writing outside conventional literary fiction? This workshop focuses on stories that provoke the imagination. How far can you go with your ideas? What... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9003	$580
	Writing the City From Wharton's portraits of Old New York to Auster's panegyrics of contemporary Brooklyn, plenty of fine fiction has been written about the Big Apple. Whether... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9015	$580
	Writing for Children I How do writers turn a good idea into a viable story for children? In this hands-on class, students write and read aloud from their pieces.... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9034	$580
	Romance Novel Writing By far the most popular genre of paperback fiction, with thousands of titles published around the world each year, romance novels offer opportunities for publication... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9087	$240
	Science in Literary Fiction Authors, such as Alan Lightman (Einstein's Dreams) and Jonathan Lethem (As She Climbed Across the Table), successfully incorporate scientific concepts into literary fiction. Students review... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9163	$340
	Completing Your Unfinished Draft Ernest Hemingway once said, "The only thing a first draft needs to be is finished." Do you have two, three, or even ten half-finished stories... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9164	$340
	Building a Short Story Collection From James Joyce's Dubliners to Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth, writers have gathered their short fiction into collections united by setting, theme, voice and even, in... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9165	$580
	Fiction Writing III This workshop is for advanced writers who have achieved a degree of professional competence and want to develop their skills further. Emphasis is on craft... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9322	$580
	Writing Comics and Graphic Novels Comics and graphic novels are a powerful and popular medium for storytelling. They fuel the blockbuster media phenomenon and entertain millions worldwide. Hellboy, Watchmen, and... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9372	$580
	Personal Essay Writing Turn personal experiences into marketable essays or newspaper op-ed columns. This popular genre is a great way to break into print. Editors want writers' unique... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9710	$580
	Food Writing Do you love reading and writing about food and drink as much as you love consuming them? Do you long to write food memoirs or... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9782	$450
	How to Get Your Book Published: A Toolkit for Success Publishers and agents receive hundreds of proposals every month; so how can yours capture their attention? This course, which covers both fiction and nonfiction, provides... (click on course name to read more)		X59.9141	$495

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