Creative Writing school training courses in Durham, NC (public, in-house or online)

Writing is an act of imagination; it builds from the raw materials of life experience and encounters with language. In this class, students learn to approach creative writing as a playful, meticulous craft by studying the techniques and processes utilized by a wide variety of writers. Course readings will include poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction. Class discussion will focus on the work of published writers as well as students¡¯ own writing. This course has been approved by Durham P...

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This course offers an opportunity for students to analyze a diverse selection of literature as well as to develop extensively their own creative writing talents. Students are required to write a play, a selection of various styles of poetry, a short story, and other types of compositions. Emphasis is placed on the development of original ideas, mechanics, vocabulary, and writing styles.

This is an introductory course for people who want to improve their creative writing skills and become more comfortable with all stages of the writing process. We examine fiction and nonfiction, with instruction on developing ideas for new or existing work, structuring narratives, and addressing issues of craft, style, and audience. Class discussion of students’ manuscripts is supplemented by short writing assignments, individual feedback, and ongoing conversations centered on the works of ...

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The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing offers students the opportunity to master advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained activity in creative writing in the areas of fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and screenwriting. Guided development of each writer’s talents culminates in a final project, a publishable-quality thesis in the area of specialty. This final project should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge in the chosen specialty and should...

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A workshop course intended for students who have begun to write poetry includes appropriate reading and analyses. Subject Prerequisites: English 1A.