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Janel Mays Thompson
Chair/Instructor
Phillips (Building 3), room 206
919-536-7200, ext. 8028
thompsonj@durhamtech.edu
Creative Writing (Continuing Education)
Short Term
Fiction writing allows students to explore multiple writing and revision techniques and workshop each other's original work. Students will also read an extensive variety of fiction (short stories and novel excerpts) through the lens of craft.
Students will explore multiple writing and revision techniques and workshop each other's original work in poetry writing. They will also read a range of contemporary poets through the lens of craft, theme, and genre. The class will culminate with a Poetry Reading by participants.
In both courses, students will be given weekly writing exercises as optional prompts.
CSP-4000AU So. Labor in Fiction & Memoir
This course is designed for community members that are interested in working class struggle and labor organizing in the U.S. South and who love fiction. Students will explore key industries and worker issues in NC and other Southern states by reading and discussing key works of fiction and film. We will also have a chance to hear directly from several of the authors. In addition to discussing the readings and film, students will be introduced to current labor campaigns that are connected to these historical narratives.
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SEF-3001SA Creative Writing: Fiction I
This workshop provides students with the opportunity to practice the art of fiction writing. Students will explore multiple writing and revision techniques and workshop each other's original work. Students will be given weekly writing exercises as optional prompts. Students will also read an extensive variety of fiction (short stories and novel excerpts) through the lens of craft.
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SEF-3001OY Creative Writing: Poetry I
This workshop provides students with the opportunity to practice the art of poetry. Students will explore multiple writing and revision techniques and workshop each other's original work. Students will be given weekly writing exercises as optional prompts. Students will also read a range of contemporary poets through the lens of craft, theme, and genre. The class will culminate with a Poetry Reading by participants.
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