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WRIT 358 1000 Words or Less

Writing Short Creative Works is a multi-genre workshop designed for creative writers who wish to work exclusively on very short pieces. Students will deepen their knowledge of the general craft of writing, expand their personal writing horizons by writing outside familiar genres, and work intensively on drafting and revising short works. The range of writings possible in this class include poems, prose poems, personal essays, sudden fiction, humor writing, short-short memoirs and creative non-fiction, and other genre-defying work. This course may be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites

Special information

Note: This course may be taken twice for credit.
4 Undergraduate credits

Effective May 10, 2003 to present

Meets graduation requirements for

Learning outcomes

General

  • Analyze the effectiveness of oral and written comments.
  • Apply details successfully into a coherent confined story.
  • Apply meaningful details that distinguish between showing and telling.
  • Employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.
  • Interpret and respond critically to works from various cultures in the arts and humanities.
  • Knowledge of figurative language, including metaphor and symbolism.
  • Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view.
  • Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.
  • Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in writing and speaking.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum

Goal 6: The Humanities and Fine Arts

  • Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
  • Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context.
  • Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
  • Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
  • Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.

Fall 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
50 1000 Words or Less Nielsen, Suzanne R Books for WRIT-358-50 Fall 2025 Course details for WRIT-358-50 Fall 2025