Introduction to Creative Writing: Travel Writing

3 Credits

Introduces students to this rich inheritance of travel writing, while guiding them through their own writing process, from scribbling down notes to polishing their final submission. Along the way, students will learn to identify the key elements of compelling narrative nonfiction (such as voice, narrative structure, setting and the use of figurative language) and begin to develop these qualities in their own writing. Since travel writing must be factual as well as creative, students will also learn how to add nuance to their writing through research. Writing workshops will be a place to test out ideas and receive feedback from peers and the instructor.