WRITE
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Meet THe Team
Whether you’re new to fiction writing or want to recharge your writing practice, this class will help you generate new work. Together we’ll take a close look at some of the building blocks of good prose fiction: character, setting, detail, point of view, voice, dialogue, and narrative structure. We’ll do close readings of published work by ink-slingers such as Mary Gaitskill, Kiese Laymon, Miranda July, Dan Chaon, and Amy Hemple, using them as craft models and inspiration. Weekly writing exercises and a workshop towards the second half will allow you to develop your own work in a supportive environment.
Trigger warning: Some readings may be edgy, violent, or over twenty years old, with occasionally offensive elements.
• In-Class Writing Lift: Heavy
• Homework: Optional
• Workshopping Drafts: Optional
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Clemintine Guirado has published short stories in Masters Review, Best New American Voices, Rainbow Curve, Comet Magazine, and 580 Split. Her short story "Above Asmara" won a Robie McCauley Award from StoryQuarterly and was subsequently included as a Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize Anthology. She is a former Wallace Stegner Fiction Fellow, a University of Wisconsin Fiction Fellow, and has taught creative writing for over twenty years in universities, haunted beach motels, a trailer with a multi-dimensional portal.
"Clementine was a fantastic instructor and offered great advice! The exercises were very helpful. It was a great mix of discussing readings, exercises, and getting feedback on our own pages."
"I enjoyed every minute of Clemintine's writing class! Each session was full of inspirational techniques and engaging material, and I feel motivated to take my creative writing in a new, better direction. Our class discussions always left me thinking about about exciting ideas for my novel, and I can't wait to take another of Clemintine's classes."
