Introduction to Creative Writing I

Students will study and apply the fundamental techniques of writing fiction and poetry. They will also read and critique assigned published works, as well as the works of their peers.

Prerequisites: An English 12 grade B or higher or ENGL 1099 or ENGQ 1099 grade of C or ( ABEE 0091 or PSPE 1091 or ENGP 1091) or Kwantlen English Placement Test placement or an LPI Essay score of 26

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

Introduction to Creative Writing II

Students will study and apply the fundamental techniques of writing drama (stage plays, or radio plays, or screenwriting), and will continue developing their skills in the writing of fiction and poetry.

Prerequisites: C+ in CRWR 1100

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

Drama, Fiction and Poetry I

Students will pursue writing in the genre of their choice in an open-workshop setting. In consultation with the instructor, participants will undertake individualized programs of study which include writing, reading, revision of their own work, and critiquing of their peers' work.

Prerequisites: CRWR 1110 with a C+

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

Drama, Fiction and Poetry II

Students will continue to develop their writing skills in the genre of their choice in an open-workshop setting. In consultation with the instructor, participants will undertake individualized programs of study which include writing, reading, revision of their own work, and critiquing of their peers' work.

Prerequisites: CRWR 2300 with a C+

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

Techniques in Short Fiction

Students will study, develop, and practice the various techniques of the short fiction. They will apply that genre knowledge through a critical examination of short fiction by established authors.

Prerequisites: CRWR 2300 or 2310 or 3101 

Short Fiction (to be discontinued: Sept. 2007)

Students will practice writing, reading, and revision of short fiction through the writing of their own work, and through the critique of their peers’ work, in a combination lecture/workshop setting. They will also analyze published short fiction from a writer’s perspective through close reading, informed discussion, and writing.

Prerequisites: CRWR 1110 (B-) or 6 credits in CRWR

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

Poetic Forms & Techniques

Students will learn advanced poetic techniques through lectures and the study of the poetic traditions. They will also develop and practise techniques through the writing and workshopping of their poems.

Prerequisites: Six credits of either CRWR or ENGL at the 1100 level

Screenwriting I

Students will develop and practice screenplay-writing techniques and revision skills through the writing of their own work, and through the critique of their peers' work, in a combination lecture/workshop setting. They will develop their original screenplay ideas from pitch to treatment, and will analyze films and screenplays from a writer's perspective through close reading, informed discussion, and writing.

Prerequisites: Six credits of either CRWR or ENGL at the 1100 level

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

Creative Non-Fiction I

Students will develop and practise writing, reading, and revision of creative non-fiction (personal essay, memoir and literary travelogue) through the writing of their own work, and through the critique of their peers' work, in a combination lecture/workshop setting. Students will also analyze published creative non-fiction from a writer's perspective through close reading, informed discussion, and writing.

Prerequisites: Six credits of either CRWR or ENGL at the 1100 level

Advanced Poetic Forms and Techniques

Students will learn the function of form in poetry through lectures and the study of poetic traditions. They will also develop and practice form through the writing and workshopping of their poems.

Prerequisites: CRWR 3110 with a B-

Screenwriting II

Students will continue to develop and practice screenplay-writing techniques and revision skills through the writing of their own work, and through the critique of their peers' work, in a combination lecture/workshop setting. They will develop their original treatments into screenplays, and will analyze films and screenplays from a writer's perspective through close reading, informed discussion, and writing.

Prerequisites: CRWR 3120 with a B-

Transferable (refer to transfer guide)

Creative Non-Fiction II

Students will continue to develop and practise writing, reading, and revision of creative non-fiction through the writing of their own work, and through the critique of their peers' work, in a combination lecture/workshop setting. Students will also analyze published creative non-fiction from a writer's perspective through close reading, informed discussion, and writing.

Prerequisites: CRWR 3130 with a B-