WRIT 3320 - Fantasy Writing

Goals: in this course students explore and practice the fictional elements that allow readers to suspend their disbelief and enter a truly immersive fantasy. They learn how to create convincing characters and worlds, consider how structure affects narrative, and practice controlling the reader’s experience through point of view, description, and language.

Content: Students read contemporary short stories in the field and build skills by writing short stories in different subgenres of fantasy, culminating in the revision of one of these stories.

Prerequisite: WRIT 1500

Credits: 4