Day 1: Introduction to Course
Assignment due: Bring in 20 hard copies of a brief selection from a piece of published writing by a writer whose work has made you want to write.
Reading due: List of writing quotes (sent by email)
Day 2: Monologue
Assignment due: Erasure piece (+ Short Shares)
Readings due:
1. “Out East” Kyle Francis Williams
2. “We’re Gonna Die” Young Jean Lee
3. “As a Consequence of My Brother …” Natalie Diaz
Day 4: Dialogue & Escalation
Assignment due: Monologue piece (+ Short Shares)
Readings due:
1. Selection from “John” Annie Baker
2. “Far Away” Caryl Churchill
3. “Aubade with Burning City” Ocean Vuong
Day 5: Juxtaposition & Tension
Assignment due: Dialogue piece (+ Short Shares)
Readings due:
1. “Orpheus at the Second Gate …” Yusef Komunyakaa
2. “The Future of Terror 3” Matthea Harvey
3. “Village Pets” Jenzo Duque
4. “The Lover” Joy Williams
Day 6: Form & Experimentation + Workshop Prep Discussion
Assignment due: Craigslist piece (+ Short Shares)
Readings due:
1. “Two Men Arrive in a Village” Zadie Smith
2. “Mister Original Bugg” Mac Wellman
3. Selection from THOT Chanté L. Reid
4. “scrub dark” & “(Name Withheld)” Rosamond King
5. “Incantation of the First Order” Rita Dove
Day 7: 2 Workshops + Obstruction Piece short shares
Day 8: Workshops
Day 9: Workshops
Day 10: Visit from Editor + Publishing Discussion
NOTE: Class will take place via Zoom
Assignment due: Three questions for the editor
Readings due: Selections from Fence
Day 11: Workshops
Day 12: Workshops
Day 13: Workshops
Day 14: Workshops
Day 15/Exam Period: Group Reading & Celebration & Writer’s Life Discussion
Reading due: “The Writer’s Process” Hallie Cantor
“How Not To Write Your First Novel” L. Grossman
