ENGL 4915 Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop
Admission to this course is by permission of the instructor. Graduate/Undergraduate Level. Restricted to Graduate Students, Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores. The Advanced Fiction Workshop provides encouragement, practice, and criticism for students who have demonstrated accomplishment in writing fiction. The workshop format demands self-motivation and universal participation. Since students stories are texts for class discussion, a generous willingness to respond to others writing and to expose one's own work to such reactions is an essential prerequisite. Individual conferences with the instructor supplement workshop discussions. Students are expected to produce a steady stream of new and revised fiction throughout the semester. Narrative preferences from the traditional to the experimental are welcome. Admission is by writing sample. Please email the instructor for application details.
Course overview
- Department
- English
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Instructor
Requirements fulfilled
- English: Earlier literatures in English: eighteenth- or nineteenth-century literature, 1700-1900 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Earlier literatures in English: medieval or early-modern literature, before 1700 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Major electives (five courses, 15 credits) from department offerings (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Race, Blackness, and Language requirement (one course) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.81 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.67 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Christopher Boucher | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | — | 10 of 12 |
| Spring 2025 | Elizabeth Graver | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 12 |
| Spring 2024 | Elizabeth Graver | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Christopher Boucher | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 13 |
| Spring 2022 | Elizabeth Graver | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 11 |