WRIT 8356 - Groundings in the Craft, Literature, and Business of Writing for Children and Young Adults: Setting/Worldbuilding

In this session, students study the fundamentals of the craft of setting/worldbuilding in picture book, fiction, and nonfiction as well as the history of these genres. Students participate in daily two-hour workshops led by faculty advisors, attend and write reflections in response to daily lectures/presentations and mini-courses, and read and discuss common books selected by the faculty. In addition, they explore the processes of submitting their work for publication to an agent or editor, working with an editor, promoting their creative work, living life and making a living as a writer. Third semester students give a lecture based on the material in their extended critical essays; fourth semester students give a public reading from their creative thesis projects.

Credits: 4

Note: MFAC