Autobiography, Memoir, or Fiction

Tuesdays, February 7–April 17 (no class April 10), 7:00–10:00 p.m. (10 sessions) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Admission $385 Noncredit $419 Certificate Credit $1149 College Credit (1.0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE Program In this dynamic writing workshop offered in partnership with Otis College of Art and Design, learn to mine your personal histories and transform this raw material into a personal essay, a short story, a novella, or chapters of a memoir or novel.

The course guides students as they move between the worlds of fiction and nonfiction to find their stories and voices. Through readings and workshop discussions, students are taught the craft of writing, including how to invent and reinvent from memory, maintain perspective, render characters, construct dialogue, employ sensory detail and other strategies of description, and deal with issues of truth and integrity. Finished works may be a personal essay, a short story, a novella, or chapters of a memoir or novel.

Instructor: Martha Fuller has an MA in English literature from Claremont Graduate School and earned her MFA in creative photography from California State University, Fullerton. She has taught numerous courses in creative writing and literature, as well as fine art photography and artists’ books.

Class limited to 16 students

XWRT6408
Reg # 15220: $385 Noncredit
Reg # 15221: $419 Certificate
Reg # 15222: $1149 College Credit (1.0)