Fiction I [Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum]

This class will take place via video-conferencing (Zoom), Pacific Time.

Whether you’re looking to write a collection of stories or a novel, this course will introduce key elements of craft such as character, plot, and setting. Alongside published examples and writing prompts in and out of class, you will write short stories and learn the basics of the workshop model. Readings may include George Saunders, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Carmen Maria Machado, Zadie Smith, and Edgar Allan Poe.

Required text: Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide to Narrative Craft