English 351: Creative Writing: Prose
Instructor: Bryan Fry
Office: Avery 371
Office Hours: MWF 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Course Syllabus                                                                                                 
 
Week 1 Jan 13
Monday
Introduction and Overview
    Jan 15
Wednesday
Read "Introduction" and Carol Anshaw's "The Last Speaker of the Language" in BASS; Read "What this Book Does and Why" and "Facade" in MSF
  Jan 17
Friday
Read Taylor Antrim's "Pilgrim Life" in BASS; Read "Juggling" in MSF
Week 2 Jan 20
Monday
Martin Luther King Day -- No Class
 
  
Jan 22
Wednesday
Read Nathan Englander's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank" in BASS; Read "Iceberg" in MSF
   
Jan 24
Friday
Read Mary Gaitskill's "The Other Place" in BASS: Read "Last Lap" In MSF
Week 3    Jan 27
Monday
Read Roxane Gay's "North Country" and Jennifer Haigh's "Paramour" in BASS: Read "Trama" in MSF
    Jan 29
Wednesday
Read Mike Meginnis's "Navigators" in BASS; Read "Specimen" in MSF
 
Jan 31
Friday
Read Steven Millhauser's "Miracle Polish" in BASS; Read "Gathering" in MSF
Week 4 Feb 3
Monday
Read Alice Monroe's "Axis" and Lawrence Osborn's "Volcano" in BASS; Read "A Day in the Life" in MSF

Feb 5
Wednesday
Read Julie Otskuka's "Diem Perdidi and Edith Pearlman's "Honeydew" in BASS; Read "Onion" In MSF
    Feb 7
Friday
Read Angela Pneuman's "Occupational Hazard" in BASS; Read "Journey" in MSF
Week 5 Feb 10
Monday
Read Eric Puchner's "Beautiful Monsters" in BASS; Read "Visitation" in MSF
  Feb 12
Wednesday
Read George Saunder's "Tenth of December" in BASS; Read "Aha!" in MSF
  Feb 14
Friday
Read Sharon Solwitzi's "Alive" in BASS; Read "Bear at the Door" in MSF
Week 6 Feb 17
Monday
Presidents' Day -- No Class
 
Feb 19
Wednesday
Workshop: Eleanor and Brett
  Feb 21
Friday
Workshop: Meagan and Jack
Week 7 Feb 24
Monday
Workshop: Gage and Danielle
    Feb 26
Wednesday
No Class
 
Feb 28
Friday
No Class
Week 8  March 3
Monday
Workshop: Susan and Regan
 
March 5
Wednesday
Workshop: Hunter and Alana
  March 7
Friday
Workshop: Grace and Sadie
Week 9 March 10
Monday
Workshop: David and Jesse
    March 12
Wednesday
Workshop: Meagan and Matthew
  March 14
Friday
TBA
    March 17-21 Spring Break -- No Class
 Week 10 March 24
Monday
Read "Atmosphere" in MSF
workshop: David
 
March 26
Wednesday
Read "Beginnings" and "Endings" in MSF
workshop: Matthew
 
March 28
Friday
Read "Character" in MSF
workshop: Eleanor
Week 11 March 31
Monday
Read "Description" in MSF
workshop: Jack
  April 2
Wednesday
Read "Dialogue" in MSF
workshop: Susan
  April 4
Friday
Read "Cliche" and "Diction" in MSF
workshop: Sadie
Week 12 April 7
Monday
Read "Exposition" and "Scene" in MSF
workshop: Regan
  April 9
Wednesday
Read "Flashback" in MSF
workshop: Brett
  April 11
Friday
Read "Imagery" in MSF
workshop: Grace
Week 13 April 14
Monday
Read "Metaphor and Simile" in MSF
workshop: Hunter
  April 16
Wednesday
Read "Narrative" in MSF
workshop: Danielle
  April 18
Friday
Read "Sentimentality" in MSF
workshop: Jesse
Week 14 April 21
Monday
Read "Style" in MSF
workshop: Issac
  April 23
Wednesday
Read "Suspense" and "Tension" in MSF
workshop: Alana
  April 25
Friday
Read "Zigzag" in MSF
workshop: Gage
Week 15 April 28
Monday
Workshop: Meagan
  April 30
Wednesday
Read "Revision" in MSF
  May 2
Friday

Week 16 May 9
Friday
Portfolio due in Avery 451 by 5:00 p.m.