This workshop is designed to enable students to learn and question through various types of prose. Dialogue among participants and faculty involves reading, writing and critiquing published authors and each other's work. The focus for the workshop is on learning to write a short story or first chapter or a novel while developing more sophisticated writing skills. The workshop process involved studying narrative convention and analyzing one another's works in progress. Here there is opportunity for exploring the boundaries of imagination through writing a basic picture book, short story or novel for children.
Attention is given to character, voice and plot with an eye toward young readers.
Poetry 1 - Building the Perfect Poem Students learn and explore poetry through their own experiences and lives. At the end, each participant will have a group of written and revised poems. Students consider the purpose of non-fiction writing, explore various types of prose forms and critique published authors, as well as each other's written work. Remembering Your Life Stories Learn how to turn your memories into memoirs. This noncredit workshop will help you explore photo essays, character sketches, anecdotes and narratives.