An examination of the techniques and styles representative of modern feature journalism. Writing assignments incorporate advanced reporting skills. The Craft of Writing. The formal study and practice of the craft of writing, its technical aspects and development through the contemporary period in the genres of poetry, fiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and journalism. Postmodernism, metafiction, and the new novel in Europe and America.
Creative writers submit fiction in lieu of a term paper.
Cross-listed with WRLT 187. Seminar in Creative Writing. Intensive study of the works of visiting writers and poets. Students prepare individual papers for discussion. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.