Courses: Session II

ENG 206/ WRIT 225 - Non Fiction Writing

Marilyn Sides, Senior Lecturer in English

This will be a creative writing class. We will look at classic and contemporary examples of the personal essay. Students will write their own essays; the last week each student will spend revising the essay she/he likes best. The course provides excellent practice in writing and revising.

Mandatory credit/noncredit

Prerequisites: WRIT 125 or its equivalent

Credit: 1.0 (4 sem. hrs.)
Course Fee: $2,000

Lectures: T,TH,F 9:00 - 12:00

Location: Clapp Library 1

 

Professor’s Statement:

My teaching ranges from creative writing (fiction and travel writing) to the study of and critical writing about literature, both poetry and fiction. My first published story, "The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife," appeared in the 1990 O. Henry Prize Stories collection. A collection of stories, The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife and Other Tales, appeared in 1996 (Harmony) and my first novel, The Genius of Affection (Harmony) was published in August 1999.

 



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