ENG 200 - Introduction to the Short Story (Fiction Writing)

Taught by: Peyton Marshall

Content: Summer session is the perfect time to do an enjoyable, deep study of the art of short fiction. In this class we’ll focus on how to read like writers – and write short works of our own. Curious about the process of writing? Thinking you might want to take an course in this exciting – and inventive – discipline? This is a great opportunity. We’ll read stories from a variety of cutting-edge, 20th century American writers – writers such as Dennis Johnson, Ann Beattie, Michael Cunningham, and Flannery O’Connor.      

Generic Catalog Description for ENG 200: Elements of fiction such as plot, character development, descriptive language, and voice. Emphasis on craft-based exercise. Extensive reading of short stories, culminating in the writing and revision of a final story.

Prerequisite: None.

Semester Credits: 4

About the instructor: Peyton Marshall is a graduate of the University of Iowa’s famous Creative Writing Workshop. Her work has appeared nationally, and internationally, in journals such as Tin House, Etiqueta Negra, A Public Space, and Blackbird. Her stories have been anthologized in the Best New American Voices.

Meeting Times: MTWTh 11:10-1:10 p.m.