Creative Nonfiction I
                                                                                          Creative Nonfiction I
WRITING X 421.1
    Discover the varied forms of creative nonfiction from memoir to personal essay and beyond in this introductory course.
Duration
                As few as 10 weeks
                Units
              3.0
              Current Formats
                
Online
      Live Online
        Cost
                Starting at $720.00
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        What you can learn.
    
  
  
                        
What you can learn.
    Learn to use artful language, dialogue, and character development to tell true stories
      Practice developing structure and plot for real-life events
      Read nonfiction by established authors to learn effective techniques
        About This Course
This course explores the unlimited possibilities of creative nonfiction, which embraces forms of creative writing such as personal essay, memoir, profiles and more. Working with the same techniques as fiction, including artful language choices, dialogue, character development, structure and plot, you are guided to transform factual events and experiences into a complete, imaginative narrative. This course includes several readings from a variety of nonfiction authors. The course goal is to produce one complete and revised narrative essay, as well as additional material to develop further.
    Winter 2026 Schedule
Date
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                  Format
                  
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                  Wednesday 5:00PM  - 8:00PM PT
              
    
                  Live Online
              
              
Remote Classroom
        Notes
          
Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.
Deadline
            Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
          Course Requirements
            
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
	        	    (Optional)
	      	    Book:
                      Tell it Slant
                    by Brenda Miller and Suzanne Paola
      
  
              ISBN 9781260454598
          
  
	        	    (Optional)
	      	    Book:
                      The Art of the Personal Essay
                    by Phillip Lopate
      
  
                    Anchor Books
          
    
              ISBN 9780385422987
          
  Schedule
          Type
              Date
              Time
              Location
            Online
              Wed Jan 7, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Jan 14, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Jan 21, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Jan 28, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Feb 4, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Feb 11, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Feb 18, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Feb 25, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Mar 4, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            Online
              Wed Mar 11, 2026
              5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT
              
                              Remote Classroom
 
                            
            
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                  This section has no set meeting times.
              
    
                  Online
              
          Notes
          
Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.
Deadline
            Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
          Course Requirements
            
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
	      	    Book:
                      Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
                    by Tony DuShane
      
  
                    Soft Skull Press, Catapult
          
    
              ISBN 9781593762636