ENGLISH 413 (01) (W): FICTION FORM
& THEORY (03) (MWF 9:30-10:20) – Gary Pak
The main focus in this course will
be writing the short story.
Assignments and Activities:
- reading
and analyzing (as a writer would) a selection of published short fiction - writing five short “preliminary” drafts of short stories
- writing five complete drafts of short stories, each to be submitted to a workshop (each with the minimum length of 500 words)
- polishing
two of the five short story drafts (each with a minimum length of
1,000 words)
Also
required are active participation in class discussions; two oral presentations; and excellent attendance.
Required Texts:
- Wolff
(ed.), The Vintage Book of Contemporary
American Short Stories - Daley
(ed.), The World’s Greatest Short Stories(Dover Thrift Edition). - Other
materials will be distributed as .pdf files on Laulima.
Texts will
be available for purchase at Revolution Books.