Creative Writing

Minor Requirements

1. ENGL 200

   Introduction to Literary Studies. 4. Introduction to the study of English; a survey of historical periods and major critical schools. Required of all sophomore majors. Must be taken at Guilford College.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

   As published: “Introduction to Literary Studies”
   4
2. Select one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
3. ENGL 205

   Introduction to Creative Writing. 4. Introduction to the fundamentals of writing creatively in various genres.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “Introduction to Creative Writing”
   2019
4. ENGL 206

   Introduction to Poetry. 4. Focus on analysis of poetry with attention to both formal and interpretive issues.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “Introduction to Poetry”
   2019
5. ENGL 207

   Introduction to Fiction. 4. Study of narrative conventions in the short story and novel.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “Introduction to Fiction”
   2019
6. ENGL 208

   Creative Nonfiction. 4. Reading, analysis and writing in various prose nonfiction genres, including memoir, personal essay, lyric and invested forms. Emphasis on peer-review and workshopping of student manuscripts, as well as on genre-specific questions of accuracy, authenticity and artful design.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “Creative Nonfiction”
   2019
7. ENGL 210/THEA 244

   Playwriting Workshop (THEA 244)

   Not resolved to a course
8. Select one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
9. ENGL 208

   Creative Nonfiction. 4. Reading, analysis and writing in various prose nonfiction genres, including memoir, personal essay, lyric and invested forms. Emphasis on peer-review and workshopping of student manuscripts, as well as on genre-specific questions of accuracy, authenticity and artful design.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “Creative Nonfiction”
   2019
10. ENGL 210/THEA 244

    Playwriting Workshop (THEA 244)

    Not resolved to a course
11. ENGL 211

    Poetry Workshop. 4. In-class critiques of student poems, reviews of contemporary poetry magazines and collections, craft discussions with visiting writers, evolution of literary principles, manuscript preparation.Prerequisite: ENGL 102, Historical Perspectives, ENGL 206 or instructor permission

    As published: “Poetry Workshop”
12. ENGL 212

    Fiction Workshop. 4. In-class critiques of student writing, reviews of contemporary literary magazines and short story collections, craft discussions with visiting writers, evolution of critical principles, manuscript preparation.Prerequisite: ENGL 102, Historical Perspectives, and ENGL 207 or instructor permission

    As published: “Fiction Workshop”
13. Select one of the following:

    Not resolved to a course
    4
14. ENGL 206

    Introduction to Poetry. 4. Focus on analysis of poetry with attention to both formal and interpretive issues.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

    As published: “Introduction to Poetry”
    2019
15. ENGL 207

    Introduction to Fiction. 4. Study of narrative conventions in the short story and novel.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

    As published: “Introduction to Fiction”
    2019
16. ENGL 208

    Creative Nonfiction. 4. Reading, analysis and writing in various prose nonfiction genres, including memoir, personal essay, lyric and invested forms. Emphasis on peer-review and workshopping of student manuscripts, as well as on genre-specific questions of accuracy, authenticity and artful design.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills arts requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

    As published: “Creative Nonfiction”
    2019
17. ENGL 210/THEA 244

    Playwriting Workshop (THEA 244)

    Not resolved to a course
18. ENGL 211

    Poetry Workshop. 4. In-class critiques of student poems, reviews of contemporary poetry magazines and collections, craft discussions with visiting writers, evolution of literary principles, manuscript preparation.Prerequisite: ENGL 102, Historical Perspectives, ENGL 206 or instructor permission

    As published: “Poetry Workshop”
19. ENGL 228

    American Nature Writing (REL 120). 4. Examines literary nature writing in America from the 19th century to the present, with a primary focus on the different ways writers have presented the natural world as sacred. Writings consider both individuals? current estrangement from the natural world and possibilities for developing intimacy with the earth through a deep sense of ?place.?Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills humanities and social justice/environmental responsibility requirements (1998). Arts/humanities and evaluating systems and environments requirements

    As published: “American Nature Writing (REL 120)”
    2019
20. ENGL 372

    Modern Poetry. 4. Significant 20th century poetry in British and American literature. Includes forms, techniques and themes; addresses poets such as Pound, Eliot and Williams.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives. Fulfills humanities requirement

    As published: “Modern Poetry”
21. ENGL 376

    Contemporary Fiction. 4. Survey course that engages students in reading works written in the years following the end of the Vietnam War by authors who live and work outside the United States and who come from a variety of nationalities and ethnicities.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

    As published: “Contemporary Fiction”
22. ENGL 380

    The Art of Persuasion. 4. A study of historical and contemporary rhetorical theories and practices, with an emphasis on the ways culture and context shape communication. Students analyze diverse perspectives on social issues and explore multiple approaches to literacy education. Includes instruction in voice, style, grammar, and other writing conventions.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

    As published: “The Art of Persuasion”