Fall 2022 - ENGL 472W E100

Seminar in Advanced Creative Writing (4)

Class Number: 4548

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Thu, 4:30–8:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    ENGL 372 or 374.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An advanced seminar-workshop in the theory and practice of poetry or fiction. Genre varies from term to term. Students with credit for ENGL 472 prior to fall 2015 may not complete this course for further credit. Otherwise, course may be repeated for credit when the genre varies. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

An advanced seminar-workshop in the practice of innovative fiction and non-fiction.  Students will discover there’s no one way to write something, how to dig in and establish a distinctive writing practice and read towards what you wish to write. We will work according to Borges’ adage that “every writer… is fated to have a personal universe”.  Students will encounter examples of more innovative literature and literary movements. Students will work autonomously and together to unravel their conceptual ideas, undertake weekly experiments provoked by the texts (from the highly literary to Reddit), techniques and ideas we’ll be exploring to produce a portfolio of works that includes a longer, solid and revised project/piece.  Students will utilize cross-disciplinary sources (including digital, sound, film, photography, painting, dance) for material and departures. Bring passion, anticipate progress and prepare to be pole vaulted by language and form.

Unlike traditional university courses which are normally delivered in a lecture setting, this class is structured as a practical creative writing workshop. This means that active participation in classroom exercises and discussion is a requirement of the course rather than an option. A writing workshop succeeds or fails based on the amount of energy and care the students bring to the table and the way in which they feed and respond to each other’s work. It is essential, therefore, that every student in this workshop give their most focused attention to each of the selections we consider and how they might prompt questions or inquiry in your own work.

Grading

  • Weekly Workshop Assignments 30%
  • Workshop Participation 30%
  • Final Writing Portfolio 40%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

You are responsible for obtaining the texts for this class. You may order them through local bookshops (Massey Books, Iron Dog, etc.) or through online retailers.

REQUIRED READING:

Queneau, Raymond. Exercises in Style. Alma (1981).


ISBN: 978-1847492418

Bellamy, Dodie. Bee Reaved. Semiotext(e) (2021)


ISBN: 978-1635901573

Luisellu. Valeria. Tell Me How it Ends. Coffee House Press (2017)


ISBN: 978-1-56689-495-1

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.

For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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