EN 246 - Writing Creative Nonfiction

Description
Students will read and write creative nonfiction, including, but not limited to, articles, memoir, reviews, and opinion pieces. Students will analyze published work as a path to learning the craft elements that make up successful creative nonfiction. Students will practice providing feedback on classmates’ writing in peer-review workshops. The class will emphasize developing writing for a variety of print and online publications. Students will discuss and practice freelance writing, author guidelines, and editorial processes. Successful completion of EN 101 is recommended.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
None

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Identify the conventions of various nonfiction genres.
Hone language, style, craft, and mechanics in a variety of nonfiction genres.
Develop pieces of writing through drafting, revising, and submitting publications.
Create thoughtful, artful, research-based works that display clarity of purpose and a keen awareness of the audience.

Course Outline:
Writing in Popular Media:

Op-eds
Restaurant Reviews

Writing in Literary Circles

Flash Memoir
Book Reviews

Paths to Publication

Writing a Pitch
Preparing a Piece for Submission

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-30%

Facilitated discussion and guided analysis: 20-40%

Group reading, analysis, and workshop: 20-40%

Individualized and/or group manuscript editing and/or conferences with the professor: 10-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
Students will prepare a work for publication, identifying the submission criteria, creating a bio, and writing a cover letter.
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 100676
Course CIP Code: 23.01
Maximum Course Enrollment: 25
General Room Request: Traditional classroom

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: English
Discipline: EN
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below), 18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Instructors of EN246 must have an advanced degree in English, MFA prefered, knowledge in the field of publishing, and experience as a published writer - preferably of nonfiction and/or creative nonfiction.

Major Course Revisions: Title
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250302T20:19:50
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030