printer friendly pageENGLISH 190: Intermediate Fiction Writing
Intermediate course in the craft and art of fiction writing. Students read a diverse range of short stories and novel excerpts, complete writing exercises, and submit a short and longer story to be workshopped and revised.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
ENGLISH 190A: AAPI Fiction Writing (ASNAMST 190)
This intermediate fiction writing course will feature readings from a variety of contemporary AAPI fiction writers. We will examine the various approaches and forms writers have utilized in writing about subjects political and personal. We will also look beyond the story itself to understand the authors' approaches to centering the AAPI experience, confronting intergenerational trauma, employing multilingual dialogue, repurposing genre, and navigating the ethics of incorporating family narratives. Students will write their own short stories which will be workshopped by the class. Entry into the course is via application.
Last offered: Spring 2024
ENGLISH 190E: Novel Writing Intensive
The main requirement for this course is a 50,000 word novel. The course explores elements of novel writing including fictional structure, character creation, scene vs. summary, as well as description, narration, and dialogue. Students will read four to five short novels during the first half of the course and then participate in National Novel Writing Month, an international writing event. Students will additionally write synopses, outlines, character sketches, and search tirelessly for the novel's engine: its voice. Designed for any student who has always wanted to write a novel.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Hutchins, S. (PI)
;
Kealey, T. (PI)
ENGLISH 190F: Fiction into Film
Workshop. For screenwriting students. Story craft, structure, and dialogue. Assignments include short scene creation, character development, and a long story. How fictional works are adapted to screenplays, and how each form uses elements of conflict, time, summary, and scene.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Beaty, G. (PI)
;
Labowskie, M. (PI)
ENGLISH 190G: The Graphic Novel
Interdisciplinary. Evolution, subject matter, form, conventions, possibilities, and future of the graphic novel genre. Guest lectures. Collaborative creation of a graphic novel by a team of writers, illustrators, and designers.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Frisch, S. (PI)
;
Tanaka, S. (PI)
ENGLISH 190H: The Graphic Novel
Continuation of
English 190G. Interdisciplinary. Evolution, subject matter, form, conventions, possibilities, and future of the graphic novel genre. Guest lectures. Collaborative creation of a graphic novel by a team of writers, illustrators, and designers.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Frisch, S. (PI)
;
Tanaka, S. (PI)
ENGLISH 190HO: Creatures of the Dark: Ghosts and Ghouls of Horror Fiction
What is horror? Why does it appeal to us, and what makes it successful? This intermediate-level fiction class seeks to explore the dark side of our imaginations through a variety of historical and contemporary contributions to the genre, from Mary Shelley to Victor LaValle. Students will practice craft techniques in a series of short writing assignments and study plot construction, the suspension of disbelief, and propulsive action in service of their readers. Prerequisite:
English 90 or 190.
Last offered: Winter 2022
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
ENGLISH 190L: Levinthal Tutorial in Fiction
Undergraduate writers work individually with visiting Stegner Fellows in fiction. Students design their own curriculum; Stegner Fellows act as writing mentors and advisers. Students will meet once per week with the Stegner Fellow and also four times a quarter in discussions sections with other students and the Levinthal Program Coordinators. Times to be announced upon acceptance.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Perham, B. (PI)
;
Trahan, J. (PI)
;
Binder, E. (TA)
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Instructors:
Perham, B. (PI)
;
Trahan, J. (PI)
;
Binder, E. (TA)
;
Cui, R. (TA)
;
Encinias, N. (TA)
;
Geminder, E. (TA)
;
James, V. (TA)
;
Juarez, R. (TA)
;
Mirza, H. (TA)
;
Moon, S. (TA)
;
Pratt Pardes, G. (TA)
ENGLISH 190LC: Levinthal Tutorial in Graphic Novel/Comics
Undergraduate writers work individually with visiting Stegner Fellows in graphic novel/comics. Students design their own curriculum; Stegner Fellows act as writing mentors and advisers. Students will meet once per week with the Stegner Fellow and also four times a quarter in discussions sections with other students and the Levinthal Program Coordinators. Times to be announced upon acceptance. Prerequisites: any course in 90, 91, or 92 series; submitted application and manuscript.
Last offered: Winter 2021
ENGLISH 190NS: Novel Salon
Who better to discuss a book with than its author? In this course we will immerse ourselves in eight novels and meet with their authors to hear about their drafting, revising, and publishing experiences. We will read as writers¿for inspiration and craft¿and analyze novels for structure, scope, character development, dialogue, setting, style, and theme. We will examine how craft conventions are applied and subverted, while asking, ¿What makes a novel work?¿ Students will write about, discuss, and present the novels we read, participate in Q&A with visiting authors, and complete in-class writing exercises designed to inform and inspire. Note: First priority to undergrads. Students must attend the first class meeting to retain their roster spot.
Last offered: Spring 2024
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
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