Fiction Workshop
Diana Cavallo profile
M 2-5
This critique and discussion course deals with basic techniques of
fiction writing. Classic and contemporary works of fiction are serve
as examples for analysis, though the workshop centers around writing
produced by class members. Short writing assignments help to focus on
particular problems of voice, point of view, character development,
and structure. These technical considerations are particularly
addressed in critique discussion of work by class members, in
fragments and of sketches in progress, and in revisions produced in
the course of the semester. Story length varies, although two short
stories or one long story, 20-25 pages overall is common. Private
conferences are part of the course and will be arranged by appointment
on Mondays and Tuesdays. Students interested in the course should
submit writing samples to Diana Cavallo, by placing them in her
mailbox in the English Department office, by November 14, 1993.
Please include SS#, class status, and telephone number. (See note
following English 113.)
updated 2006-02-19
