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5-Week Class

Lang 371: Where to Begin: Introduction to the Creative Writing Workshop

Instructor: Annie Frazier Crandell
Starts March 16, Monday evenings, 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the Reuter Center, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 1 University Heights, Asheville.

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Course Description:

You want to write, or you’ve started writing and want to take the next step. But, where to begin? In this course, students will learn the basics of writing, discussing, and revising fiction and creative nonfiction in a supportive workshop setting. We will discuss the most effective, moving, surprising, and well-crafted elements of each piece, and make encouraging suggestions for potential improvement. Students may have a project underway or they may be hoping to find inspiration for a first piece. To help spark creativity and new projects, we will all complete several in-class writing exercises. Students will also submit work—short stories, novel excerpts, or creative nonfiction—during the course, which the instructor will respond to in writing. Required readings will be provided in class.

Annie Frazier Crandell is a writer, freelance editor, social media manager, and author’s assistant living in Asheville. She earned an MFA in fiction from Spalding University, where she served as Social Media Coordinator for the program and as a student editor for The Louisville Review. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Paper Darts, Hypertrophic Literary, Longleaf Review, Still: The Journal, North Carolina Literary Review, and many more. Annie’s work has also been nominated multiple times for the Pushcart Prize, Best Small Fictions, and Best of the Net, and a story of hers was named a fiction finalist for Best of the Net 2018. Learn more about Annie at https://anniefrazier.com/