In this course, we will discuss practical strategies and approaches to the basic elements of fiction (such as plot, structure, characterization, style, points of view, dialogue, and revision) using contemporary short stories from Jhumpa Lahiri, George Saunders, Richard Ford, Aimee Bender, and others as models. Classes include short lectures and discussion on various craft elements, short writing exercises, and, most importantly, workshopping of story drafts. The goal of this class is to focus on creative generation. Hopefully each student will complete two full stories (10-20 pages each) and have momentum and drive to continue writing on their own once the workshop ends. While this course uses short stories as models, writers may choose to submit short stories or parts of a longer work.
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FICTION 2016-102
About the instructor
JOSHUA FOSTER comes from rural Idaho, where he worked many years on his parents’ potato/grain farm. He earned MFAs in Fiction and Nonfiction Writing from University of Arizona, as well as the Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. He’s the recipient of an Idaho Commission on the Arts grant, his work has been nominated for the Pushcart prize and Best of the Web prize, and recently received a Notable mention in Best American Essays 2015 for his essay “Bring on the Spins.” His short stories and essays have been published in many journals and magazines. He’s currently at work on a novel and is enrolled in the PhD program at the UH Creative Writing Program, where he received an Inprint C. Glenn Cambor/Michael and Nina Zilkha Fellowship.
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