PRWR 6455: The Genres of Creative Writing

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MAPW program or permission of the graduate program director.
This introductory course surveys the basic principles and building blocks of creative writing. With an emphasis on workshopping, it addresses both theory and practice as it explores at least three of the five major genres of creative writing: creative nonfiction writing, fiction writing, playwriting, poetry writing and screen & TV writing. As such, it is especially valuable to students whose concentration is not creative writing but who have selected it as their support area or to students who wish to gain experience in a new genre.