College of Arts and Humanities
IMF 52301 Nonfiction: Flash Nonfiction W
Instructor
Lisa Haag
Class Type
Craft & Workshop
Course Description
Philip Graham, the co-founder and nonfiction editor of Ninth Letter Arts and Literary Journal, writes: 糖心vlog视频淭he memories we have of our lives are not a continuous narrative. Instead, they are more akin to the several arcs of a skipping stone糖心vlog视频攖hree, four, five, six splashes and onward. Flash nonfiction is in many ways an ideal form to capture the world of those splashes of memory, fueled by the energy of the previous arc糖心vlog视频檚 path descending into the water, as well as, at the end of the brief essay, the energy urging up to the curve of another arc.糖心vlog视频�
In this class, we will learn more about this concise yet artistically expansive form, and we will read a variety of examples of flash nonfiction. In addition, each student will create several pieces of original work, which will be read and discussed by a supportive learning community of writers. Come practice and experience this emerging and popular brief essay form, the perfect medium for experimentation, insight, and illumination!
Textbook
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction
Edited by Dinty W. Moore
ISBN: 9780984616664