Writing Appalachian Ecology (English 318/393) More information coming soon! Fall 2011 (WVU):
Graduate Creative Nonfiction Workshop (English 618B) This workshop course will explore the exciting and diverse genre of
creative nonfiction. Each student will have two essays workshopped by
the class and the instructor. Additionally, you will read and discuss
examples of contemporary nonfiction from The Best American Essays 2010
as well as work by a variety of other authors. We may also read selections from Best American Travel Writing and Best American Science & Nature Writing. We will also discuss (and attempt to answer) questions about
publishing your creative nonfiction: Where should you submit your work?
What about contests? What about publishing a book? Each student will be
asked to introduce the class to a literary journal.
Spring 2011 (WVU):
Special Topics in Creative Writing: Nature Writing (English 318) This class will be a multi-genre workshop for students interested in nature writing. Students will read and study contemporary nature writing as well as write their own creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry on the subject. For the purposes of this class we will broadly define "nature writing" as any work of poetry or prose in which the environment plays a significant role. As a class we will consider many questions: Can nature writing be more than celebratory and pastoral? What role has nature writing played in conservation? Is nature writing always political? How has nature writing helped shape our national identity? What does it mean to represent a place or region in your writing?
Fall 2010 (WVU):
Creative Writing: Fiction (English 212) This course introduces students to the ancient art of fiction writing. In addition to studying contemporary fiction writers, students will write their own literary short stories. Spring 2009 (Virginia Tech):
Creative Nonfiction (English 3724)
English 3724 explores creative writing's most exciting and diverse
genre. In this course students will have the opportunity to read and
write personal essays, memoir pieces, nature essays, travel narratives,
lyric essays, and nonfiction short-shorts—all forms of “truthful”
creative prose that fit under the umbrella term “creative nonfiction."
Introduction to Creative Writing (English 2744)
This course is designed for beginning creative writers. Students will
learn and practice skills important to writing poetry, fiction, and
creative nonfiction.
First-year Composition (English 1106)
After completing English 1106, students should be able to successfully
meet the Council of Writing Program Administrators learning outcomes.
The WPA outcomes state that students completing first-year composition
classes should have an understanding of rhetorical knowledge;
understand critical thinking, reading, and writing; be aware that
writing is a process; and understand the conventions of academic
writing. At Virginia Tech all sections of First-year Composition are
themed. In Spring 2009 our course theme will be "Earth Sustainability."
Past courses taught at Virginia Tech:
Creative Nonfiction (English 3724) Introduction to Creative Writing (English 2744) Introduction to English Studies (English 2614) First-year Composition (English H1204, 1106, 1105)
Past courses taught at West Virginia University:
Introduction to Creative Writing (English 111)
Composition and Rhetoric (English 101 and 102)
