ONLINE Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
Wednesdays
8 weeks
April 19 - June 7
11am - 2pm MT
Instructor: Darryl Whetter
MEMBER PRICE: $375.00 (with member coupon AWCSM25)
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $500.00
An exploration of the fascinating writing possibilities in creative nonfiction (CNF), a delightfully elastic genre that can tell stories or be contemplative or do both.
This introductory writing course is for those who are interested in writing creative nonfiction, including the memoir, personal essay, travel writing, comic writing, discovery narratives, and other sub-genres, as well as some experimentation with form. Just as yoga classes welcome beginners and regular practitioners, those with experience in some CNF sub-genres are invited to learn alongside those newer to writing but who might, for example, appreciate how CNF combines the comfort and clarity of prose with opportunities for telling stories from life.
Each week, a lecture-demonstration will guide students towards writing a sub-genre of CNF for the next week, from print portraits, to event essays, to travel writing and beyond. After Week One, each week will include feedback on student writing.
This is an interactive online class using the Zoom web platform.
Professor Darryl Whetter is the author of nine books of fiction, poetry and nonfiction. His most recent books are the climate-crisis novel Our Sands (2020 from Penguin Random House) as well as the anthologies Teaching Creative Writing in Asia, from Routledge (2021) and The Best Asian Short Stories 2022, published in Asia by Kitaab and in North America by Guernica Editions. His essays on contemporary literature and Creative Writing pedagogy have been published by Routledge, Oxford University Press, the National Poetry Foundation (USA), Les Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, etc. Dr. Whetter was the inaugural director of the first Creative Writing master’s degree in Singapore, in a degree conferred by Goldsmiths, University of London. He currently teaches at Université Sainte-Anne. www.darrylwhetter.ca