Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits4PrerequisiteDemonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249 . Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course provides instruction and practice in writing creative nonfiction, with an emphasis on integrated reading and writing. Students study and emulate published works, learn elements of craft and writing-process strategies, create original works of creative nonfiction, and participate in workshop and/or peer critique. Instruction also focuses on the history and development of the creative nonfiction genre, as well as the diverse forms within the genre, such as memoir, personal essay, lyric essay, travel writing, and literary journalism. Students read and analyze published creative nonfiction from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries to deepen their understanding of the genre, the elements of creative-nonfiction-writing craft, and the influence of cultural, historical, and institutional contexts on the production of creative nonfiction. Little to no experience in creative writing is required to enroll. 