CREATIVE WRITING

Creative Writing Open House (2/23)

February 16, 2010 - 11:28am
Tuesday, February 23rd 4:00-7:00 p.m. Kent 617 http://www.columbia.edu/cu/writing/
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Free Creative Writing Classes for CC Students

January 28, 2010 - 4:49pm
Course Descriptions Occasions for Poetry Wednesdays, February 10th-March 3rd 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Dodge 407 Instructor: LiAundra Grace Occasions are not limited to particular events or circumstances. In fact, any moment can constitute an occasion for writing poetry. In this class we will discuss the nature and content of specific poems as well as that of your poems. We will most likely examine poems by William Carlos Williams, Yeats, Merwin, Marie Howe, Gertrude Stein, Paisley Rekdal, Mark Strand, Mark Bibbins, E.E. Cummings, Wallace Stevens, Langston Hughes, James Galvin, Emerson, D.A. Powell, and Claribel Alegria.
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Spring 2010 Registration Procedures for Undergraduate Creative Writing

November 12, 2009 - 4:40pm
SPRING 2010 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES PLEASE NOTE: YOU MAY TAKE ONLY ONE WORKSHOP PER SEMESTER. YOU MAY TAKE TWO SEMINARS PER SEMESTER. Seminars and Beginning Workshops There are no prerequisites and no application for seminars or beginning workshops. If, while registering online or over the telephone, you are asked whether you have departmental or professor approval, say, “Yes,” and consider yourself approved. To register for Filmwriting please contact the Undergraduate Film Program. To register for Playwriting please contact the Undergraduate Theater Program. Intermediate, Advanced & Senior Workshops Workshops at the intermediate level or higher require the approval of the professor. Senior majors are given preference for the Senior Workshops. If you wish to take a workshop at the intermediate level or higher, and if you meet the prerequisites, please read the following application instructions:
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FREE Non-Credit Creative Writing Workshops

September 23, 2009 - 9:59am
***********First Come, First Served*********** Dear Students: Are you interested in writing short stories, poems, memoirs, and novels? Have you been wanting to experiment with a new form? Sign up for INTRO! INTRO is a FREE non-credit creative writing workshop taught by graduate students in the School of the Arts. These introductory peer workshops are the perfect no-pressure way to try something new and receive feedback from your fellow students. INTRO classes meet once a week for 2 hours and will begin Monday, October 5th in Dodge Hall. The Course Schedule is attached, and course descriptions can be found below. Register Soon! Register Soon!
Course Descriptions Speed Writing Mondays, October 5th-October 26th 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Dodge 413 Instructor: Carla Blumenkranz This class is focused on practicing writing within time limits. We'll jump start our writing with quick readings, prompts, and exercises and respond to each others' work by the end of each two-hour class. All genres welcome.
Fundamentals of Crafting a Short Story Wednesdays, October 7th-October 29th 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Dodge 413 Instructor: Karolina Waclawiak We will look at the most important elements of storytelling - character, setting, dialogue, tension, POV. We will look at how certain authors have chosen to artfully solve the problem of creating fresh approaches to fiction. We will also look at how authors have created flawed characters battling the human condition and how they function within the narrative. We will be doing in class writing assignments based on the following authors' work: Lydia Davis, Christine Schutt, A.M. Homes, George Saunders, Denis Johnson, Patricia Volk, Tim O'Brien, Junot Diaz, Sam Lipsyte, Joyce Carol Oates, Ernest Hemingway, John Cheever and others. We will also be reading and critiquing students' work. There will be an opportunity to have 2-3 pieces submitted by each student for critique.
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