Rhythm and Silence: A Creative Writing Workshop

The course focuses on learning the craft of creative writing in Spanish across genres. We will study underlying principles of writing through lectures, readings, discussions, and exercises. As we reflect upon the creative process, we will examine the relationship between author and text and explore narrative techniques used to construct complex characters, dialogue, and imagery. The object will be to expand our creative writing skills and discuss the works of influential contemporary Latin American authors such as Juan José Arreola, Eduardo Halfon, Juan Carlos Onetti, Juan José Saer and Mario Vargas Llosa.