English CCFS. Fiction Workshop

Instructor: Teju Cole
Wednesday, 3:00-5:45pm | Location: TBD
Enrollment: Limited to 12 students

This reading and writing intensive workshop for students who want to learn to write literary fiction. The goal of the course would be for each student to produce two original short stories, which will be polished through the workshopping process. Authors on the syllabus will include James Joyce, Shirley Jackson, Toni Morrison, James Kelman, Diane Williams, and Sigrid Nunez.

Supplemental Application Information: Please submit a cover letter saying what you hope to get out of the workshop. In the cover letter, mention three works of fiction that matter to you and why. In addition, submit a 400–500 word sample of your fiction; the sample can be self-contained or a section of a longer work.

Apply via Submittable (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Saturday, November 7)