CLHUMCW005 - Creative Writing Critique Workshop
The critique-style writing workshop is a long-standing literary tradition, but many beginning writers struggle to find opportunities to share their work with peers. This workshop provides an opportunity for new and intermediate writers to have a piece of their writing critiqued by author Cassandra Rose Clarke, to receive feedback from classmates and to offer critiques on fellow workshop participants’ writing. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of their own work and the writing craft. Participants who come to the course with completed work will be invited to share in the early weeks of the course; students who would like to draft a piece during the course will be invited to share in the later weeks.
Course Details
Cassandra Rose Clarke, M.A., is a writer and teacher who holds a master’s degree in writing from The University of Texas at Austin and has attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop in Seattle. Ms. Clarke is former acting executive director and instructor with Writespace and has also adapted novels for online gaming scripts. Her work has placed in the Rhysling Awards and been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Pushcart Prize and YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults. Ms. Clarke’s short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons and Daily Science Fiction, and her most recent book is “Demon Song,” a paranormal novel from Carina Press.
Online--Synchronous
This course will be delivered in a synchronous format online. Participants will receive login instructions to the course page which will provide access to the virtual classroom link and other resources. All online classes are held at Central Standard Time.
- Overview of the critique process
- Writing great characters
- Using point of view effectively
- Dialogue and description
- Understanding story structure
- Revision process
- Plus critique sessions each week!
This course is suitable for writers with at least a modest amount of experience, including those currently working on writing projects and those who have written in the past and wish to return to the practice.