Writing of Fiction: Advanced

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Develop artistic abilities and ultimately produce a refined body of work by focusing intensively, under faculty guidance, on fiction. (Assignments 1 & 4)

• Learn sophisticated models for revision; sharpen reading, editorial, and analytical skills; and cultivate the ability to articulate matters of craft and literary theory. (Assignments 2 & 3)

• Become familiar with formal possibilities for writing through a close study of the structure of fiction. (Assignments 3 & 5)

• Develop a broader knowledge base of contemporary works and current publishing trends. (Assignments 3 & 5)

• Enhance professional development with the support of a community of faculty, fellow students, and distinguished visiting writers. (Assignments 2 & 5)

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Workshop stories	30%
Workshop feedback letters and oral workshop discussion	30%
In-class discussions of reading assignments	20%
In-class writing exercises	10%
Written response to fiction reading	10%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93.0 and above	A
90.0 – 92.9	A-
87.0 – 89.9	B+
83.0 – 86.9	B
80.0 – 82.9	B-
77.0 – 79.9	C+
73.0 – 76.9	C
70.0 – 72.9	C-
67.0 – 69.9	D+
63.0 – 66.9	D
60.0 – 62.9	D-
Below 60.0	F

Attendance/Participation:

More than three absences will result in a drop of a full letter grade, and more than five absences will result in failure of this course.

Further, tardiness or early departures of more than 15 minutes will count as an absence, as will three tardy arrivals under 15 minutes.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Fall 2026 edition of The Greensboro Review

All workshop stories will be shared digitally, and all assigned fiction publications will be posted to Canvas and the course OneDrive folder.