CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS

(June 17, 2008)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Creative-Writing Workshops at Emerson College are designed for the learner who seeks to develop creative-writing skills and knowledge of popular creative-writing genres. Participants may enroll in one or several non-credit workshops, to strengthen creative and technical abilities to write nonfiction or fiction.

WHO SHOULD ENROLL

Creative-Writing Workshops are open to writers of all levels who would like to explore new creative-writing possibilities or extend their creative-writing repertoires. Classes are formatted to include analysis, discussion, and workshop opportunities for writers who value the importance of receiving critique and feedback about their work. Courses are noncredit, and are held in the evening, to accommodate the working professional. Participants must have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED in order to enroll in courses and workshops offered by the Department of Professional Studies and Special Programs.

COURSES

CE0710-9   Sketch Comedy Writing This intensive workshop is designed to guide participants through the process of writing sketch comedy--from the initial pitch to the finished script. Participants will learn a variety of techniques for generating ideas, and will work as part of a group to craft polished, performance-ready sketches for both the stage and screen.

CE0712-9   Short Story Writing
This course is a workshop for the short-story writer who wants to focus on defining his/her voice, learn new techniques, and develop the ability to edit his/her original stories and produce publication-ready stories. Workshop discussion of participants' stories will be supplemented by discussion of writing technique and occasional analysis of published fiction.

CE0714-9   Memoir Writing Great memoirs allow readers to contemplate their own experiences through the author's writing. Participants will consider a spectrum of perspectives on the art of remembering, found in memoirs both short and long. Participants will read and discuss memoirs in class, and learn narrative-writing techniques used to engage the reader. Also participants will apply some of the memoir-writing strategies they learn to their own writing.

CE0716-9   Poetry Writing Participants will work toward mastering the craft of writing poetry. The use of sound, rhythm, images, word, line, and syntax will be covered in this workshop. Learners also will explore such topics as methods to generate poems, learn a poet's vocabulary, and revise poems. Writers will refine their poems through workshop critiques and discussion.

TUITION AND PAYMENTS

Tuition is due upon registration for all Creative Writing Workshops offered through the Department of Professional Studies and Special Programs. Tuition is calculated per course and individuals must pay tuition in full prior to participating in the workshop(s) of their choice.

Participants may incur additional course-related expenses. Such additional expenses are separate from tuition costs and payments.

Emerson College reserves the right to change any provision of its programs and courses at any time. The College specifically reserves the right to change its tuition rates and any other financial charges. The College also reserves the right to rearrange its courses and class hours, to drop courses for which registration falls below the minimum enrollment, and to change instructor assignments.