Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Truer than TruthInstructor: W. Andrew EwellCost $210Wednesdays, September 17-November 56-8:30 p.m.What is creative nonfiction, and how does it differ from fiction? Through readings of personal essays, memoirs, profiles, and cultural criticism by authors such as Joan Didion, Lawrence Weschler, Frank Conroy, and David Sedaris, we will attempt to identify the unique traits of this complicated genre, apply them to our own writing, and employ our understanding of them in critical discussions of each other’s work. Short exercises will be assigned. Students will workshop at least two substantial pieces. W. Andrew Ewell is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. He has written for Smithsonian, The Believer, and T+D. His stories, essays, and reviews have also appeared or are forthcoming in The Oxford American, Meridian, The Lifted Brow, and other publications. He is currently at work on a novel and a memoir about his experiences as a traveling musician. Download the Fall 2008 WriterHouse class packet and registration form |