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About the program
This weeklong course does two things:
1) It creates the space and time to explore a topic, idea, theme, or subject of exploration, of your choice. This could be a work of art, an experience, a big question, or something else entirely. What matters is that this topic matters to you.
2) In writing about your topic through accumulative, scaffolded in-class writing sessions and workshops—as well as through outside individualized consultations with the instructor—you will learn how to interest a reader in your topic, and walk away with a set of transportable skills and strategies about how to make writing work for you.
Outline of Concepts
- What is “good” writing? The stories we tell and how we tell them
- What is a writers’ workshop and what is it not?
- What are the elements of craft and style?
- How do we revise our writing and embrace the process?
By thinking about writing as a form of experimentation—with its own hypotheses, processes, and communities—you will be able to explore your ideas, find your words, and as a result, your writing process. You’ll leave the class with a polished, dynamic piece of writing and an excitement about the whole process!
This course will meet each day from 9:00AM -11:30AM EST (Monday-Friday). The instructor will have 1:1 sessions with each student to offer personal feedback. Tuition cover materials and meals (lunch/snacks).
Meet the Instructor
Get to know Instructor Leanne Tankel here.
Stories from Last Summer…
- Mirror by Anderson Recker
- The Tightrope Between Worlds by Bella Pettit
- Losing Everything by Elizabeth Cuthbertson
Skills you will learn
- Understand the writing process - and how to tailor it to your own writing
- Learn about genres of creative nonfiction writing
- Learn how to give and receive thoughtful feedback
- Learn about audience and rhetorical intention
- Set and achieve writing-specific goals
Please note: All information is subject to change at the discretion of UVA Northern Virginia.
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Creative Writing (Online) You'll come away from the class with a polished, dynamic piece of writing and an excitement about the whole process. Price. $750. Format. Online. Sessions. Jun 23 - Jun 27. Contact.
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