Writing and Editing for Magazines

Undergraduate

A workshop and practicum in contemporary magazine writing and editing, taught by current editors of The Yale Review and housed at the Review ’s offices. Students gain hands-on editorial experience at one of America's oldest literary and cultural magazines while developing their skills as readers, writers, and editors. The course treats writing and editing as deeply intertwined practices: students become better writers by learning to read as editors, and better editors by engaging with prose of their own. They will read fiction and nonfiction submissions from the Review 's queue, discuss what makes a piece succeed or fail, and follow accepted work through the stages of editing, promotion, and publication. Students also explore what kinds of magazine writing can add lasting value to an increasingly fast-paced media landscape. Along the way, they may develop original pieces or generate editorial ideas and features. They emerge from the course as sharper readers, more confident writers, and more capable editors, with practical skills in 21st-century literary publishing. Formerly ENGL 413. HTBA