COMP 308 - Writing Fiction for Children

4 Credit(s)

This is a workshop-based course in the writing of imaginative literature for children. While attention is paid to the visual and poetic aspects of Children’s Literature, the focus will be on storytelling. (No illustrative talent required.) Strategies and techniques from both the traditional and contemporary canons will be examined.The writing will be directed toward the ripe pre-literacy of the nearly school-age child to the sophistication of the outward-looking near-adolescent. The course directs itself to the creative craft common to all fiction writers, as well as adding the dimensions of writing unique to works for children.

Prerequisite(s): COMP 202 or instructor permission.