Creative Writing Workshop: Narrative Journalism
ENGLISH CNJR
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Course Information
Description
This workshop is a writing-intensive course designed to develop students' ability to tell true stories. We will apply techniques commonly associated with fiction--narrative structure, character development, scene setting, point of view, rhythm, and mood--to nonfiction writing, creating journalism that is rigorously reported, vividly written, powerfully felt, and factual. We'll consider questions of style, subjects, and ethics. While many of the examples of literary journalism we will study will come from print magazines, we will also pay special attention to the particular challenges and opportunities presented by writing on the internet. In addition to shorter pieces, students will write one long feature, which will be workshopped by the class.
Class Notes
Admission by application only. For information on specific application requirements and instructions, please see the full course listing on the English Department website.
DEADLINE: For all Spring 2027 workshops, applications will open by Wednesday, October 21 and are due via Submittable by 11:59pm on Saturday, November 7. Students will be notified of admissions decisions by 5:00pm ET on Tuesday, November 10. Workshops will meet the first week of classes.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
