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15 credits minimum (beyond the required composition courses) to include:
ENG 2202: Creative Writing
Explores the fundamentals of creative writing through the use of writing exercises and the discussion of selected stories, poems, and creative essays. Emphasis will be placed on a portfolio of work submitted at the end of the semester.
ENG 3312: Introduction to Fiction Writing
Designed to help students find their true voice and true concerns as writers while mastering the essentials of the art. Emphasis is on writing exercises and then complete works, but also on becoming better readers. In-depth discussion of student work, the assigned readings, and the process of writing.
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ENG 3314: Introduction to Poetry Writing
Designed to help students discover and develop their voices and styles as poets. Explore poetry writing through writing exercises, through reading and discussing poems written by contemporary poets, and through discussing one another’s poems in a supportive atmosphere.
ENG 3316: Creative Non-Fiction Prose Writing
Students will write about subjects of interest and importance to them using literary techniques and devices. Will read and discuss a selection of book-length non-fiction works: memoirs, diaries, socio-political commentary, and nature writing. Writing techniques and exercises designed to stir creativity and stimulate ideas will be used.
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ENG 4411: Advanced Fiction Writing
Through writing exercises, reading the work of published writers, and workshopping original manuscripts, students will work on creating a portfolio of short fiction. Students will also learn how to market their work.
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ENG 4412: Advanced Poetry Writing
Study of poetry by contemporary poets. Presentations will be made about poets of student’s choosing. Learn how to evaluate literary markets, prepare a manuscript to be submitted for publication, and develop a chapbook of poems.
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ENG 4416: Novel Writing
Students will read and discuss published novels and work on writing their own, critiquing and discussing one another’s work. Includes the first 3 chapters and a synopsis of the novel.
ENG 3332: Nature Writing
Based on reading, observation, and experience, students will write creative non-fiction prose about nature and discuss each other’s work. The course will deal with such issues as the importance of place, the role of science in personal responses to nature, the nature of Nature, and the meaning of “nonfiction” in nature writing.
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Office: 110D Belknap Hall
Phone: (570) 662-4385
Email: tmurphy@mansfield.edu
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