Class Description
Nowadays, magazine editors want narrative non-fiction essays, and they want them short. So, how do you tackle life’s major themes like love and loss in less than 1000 words? The easiest way to do so is by using a "container". What’s that you ask? Learn more about it in this Grub post, and if it sounds enticing, explore the technique fully in this seminar. We’ll spend the first half of class reading and discussing published container essays. Then, you’ll spend the rest of the time developing and writing your own essay. You’ll leave with a plan for finishing and submitting your work.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.