Writing Creatively for Magazine and Online Publication

3 units

This course is a writing workshop focused on a wide variety of nonfiction for both print and online venues. Students will read and discuss forms of writing such as magazine feature stories, short- and long-form narrative reporting, informative personal and opinion writing, and much more. The goal is to produce smart, entertaining writing that can gain a reader's interest and inform readers at the same time. Whether students are interested in publishing magazine features or more informal, personal writing online, they will study and practice how to use research, storytelling, and their own original voice to make topics both fascinating and easy to read. Students will design and write their own projects, write and share a variety of short exercises, and workshop material from the class. The class will also read a wide variety of published writing from different publishing venues and platforms. The course will provide a positive, engaging space for writers to improve their writing skills and produce polished, high quality writing of their own.