130 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 WRITING & New Creative Writing JOURNALISM Courses for Summer Creative Writer’s Bootcamp First Aid Clinic for Novel Drafts m Instructor: Instructor: Lesley Hyatt Lynn Hightower Page 131. Page 135. Translating Literature for Story Structure for Absolute Beginners Narrative Nonfiction Instructor: Instructor: Elisa Wouk Almino Seth Fischer Page 132. Page 137. Advanced Picture Book Writing and Illustration WRITER’S PROGRAM 138 POETRY Instructors: April Wayland and Vincent Kirsch CREATIVE WRITING 139 EDITING AND PUBLISHING Page 138. 130 Basics of Writing SCREENWRITING 131 Special Topics for All Writers 140 Special Topics for Film FICTION & Television Writers 132 Beginning Fiction Writing “ Read literature from around the FEATURE FILM world—it will enrich your perspective 134 Intermediate Fiction Writing 141 Beginning Feature and writing. If you have knowledge 135 Advanced Fiction Writing Film Writing of another language, translating is 142 Intermediate Feature also an excellent way to improve and CREATIVE NONFICTION expand your own writing skills (so Film Writing 135 Beginning Creative many authors have done this, from Nonfiction Writing 142 Advanced Feature Jorge Luis Borges to Lydia Davis).” Film Writing — Elisa Wouk Almino 137 Intermediate Creative Nonfiction Writing TELEVISION 137 Advanced Creative 142 Beginning Television Writing Nonfication Writing 144 Intermediate Television For advisement on courses or to learn about our certificates call (310) 825-9415 or WRITING FOR YOUNG READERS Writing email [email protected]. 145 138 Writing for Kids and Middle Advanced Television Writing The regular discipline of writing can feel elusive and Grade Readers Writers’ Program at times unattainable, but it can be done! 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Instruction Fee: $0 is exercise-driven; the process of workshopping— No refund after 7 Aug. in which students are asked to share and offer ❖ Remote Instruction “ As a graduate of the UCLA Extension Writers’ feedback on each other’s work with guidance 1 mtg from the instructor—is introduced. Please call an Saturday, 10am-1pm, Aug. 8 c advisor at (310) 825-9415 to determine which Cole Kazdin, MS, writer, performer, and Emmy-winning Program, I studied with so many incredible, gifted course will best help you reach your writing goals. television journalist. Ms. Kazdin is a regular contributor to VICE and has written for The New York Times. She is and generous teachers. The Extension program WRITING 704 a three-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and tells Defeating Distraction: Creating a stories onstage all across the country, on NPR, and in Writing Practice One Day Workshop the book All These Wonders. taught me about creative nonfiction.” Whether you are writing a screenplay, short story, — Tembi Locke, former Writers’ Program student whose memoir, personal essay, or not even writing yet at all (but would like to!), the way to create and finish any project is From Scratch, is a New York Times Bestseller. through a consistent and committed writing practice. Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 131 Welcome Our New Writers’ Program Instructors for Summer! Chiwan Choi, MFA, author of Jean Ho, MFA, author of the Kevin O’Keeffe, writer and three collections of poetry, forthcoming short story col- editor. Mr. O’Keeffe’s work including The Yellow House, lection Fiona and Jane and has appeared in The Atlantic, and cofounding editor of W rit doctoral candidate in Creative The Advocate, Mic, INTO, The Large Press. Writing and Literature at the Daily Beast, Texas Monthly, Developmental Editing University of Southern and more. California. Page 137. Writing the ThinkPpiece Fiction: Essential Beginnings Page 136. Page 131. Chiwan Choi Jean Ho Kevin O’Keeffe Vincent X. Kirsch, award- Elizabeth Silver, MA, author winning author and illustrator, of the memoir The Tincture of currently finishing the art for Time: A Memoir of (Medical) the tenth book he’s not only Uncertainty and the critically illustrated, but also written. acclaimed novel The Execution Advanced Picture Book of Noa P. Singleton. Writing and Illustration Memoir I Page 138. Page 136. Vincent X. Kirsch Elizabeth Silver For advisement on courses or to learn about our certificates call (310) 825-9415 or email [email protected]. WRITING X 400 Reg# 373690 Introduction to Creative Writing Fee: $399 2.0 units No refund after 12 Aug. ❖ Remote Instruction Free One-Day Courses This six-week course is perfect for anyone just getting started on their path to being a writer. Students work in 6 mtgs small breakout sessions with experienced writers and Wednesday, 7-10pm, July 29-Sept. 2 teachers, then attend a lecture by various guest speak- Enrollment limited to 15 students. c ers with expertise in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or Jean Ho, MFA, author of the forthcoming short story for Summer screenwriting. Short assignments are workshopped in collection Fiona and Jane and doctoral candidate in the weekly breakouts. The goal of the course is to Creative Writing and Literature at the University of South- expose new writers to a variety of types of writing while ern California. Ms. Ho’s work has appeared in Guernica, getting their creative juices flowing. At the end of the The Rumpus, Apogee, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Writing Poetry for Children Mining Memory: quarter, students will feel more confident about their and NPR. Her writing has earned fellowships from Kundi- Instructor: April Halprin Wayland A One-Day Poetry Workshop skills and will be prepared for further study of writing. man, the MacDowell Colony, and Vermont Studio Center. June 27 Instructor: Rachel Kann Reg# 373689 Fee: $455 WRITING X 420 Translating Literature for August 15 No refund after 25 July. Nonfiction: Essential Beginnings Absolute Beginners Defeating Distraction: ❖ Remote Instruction 2.0 units Creating a Writing Practice 6 mtgs Sometimes the best stories are true. To help you turn Instructor: Elisa Wouk Almino Saturday, 1-4pm, July 11-Aug. 15 your personal experiences, anecdotes from everyday July 11 One-Day Workshop life, and family stories into compelling narratives, this Enrollment limited to 12 students. c Crafting Survival Stories Instructor: Cole Kazdin Norman Kolpas, author and editor whose several workshop teaches beginning writers the basic elements August 8 hundred nonfiction pieces have appeared in many of good storytelling. You learn how to excavate memo- Instructor: Eileen Cronin publications, including Bon Appetit, HOME, Elle, Sunset, ries and discover fresh or unexpected facets of your life July 18 Creative Writer’s Bootcamp Southwest Art, and The Times of London. Mr. Kolpas is stories. Through weekly exercises, you generate new also the author of more than 40 nonfiction books and material and learn an array of fictional techniques to Writing Character Descriptions Instructor: Lesley Hyatt tell your nonfiction story, including how to play with August 22 consults with and ghost writers for many top personali- Instructor: Roz Weisberg ties and brands. voice, focus on a small unit of time, and describe landscape and character. By the course’s completion, July 18 The Art and Craft of Creating a Compelling Logline WRITING X 410 you will have in hand a series of short sketches or a Storytelling Starter Kit Fiction: Essential Beginnings draft of a nonfiction piece. Instructor: Diane Drake 2.0 units Reg# 373691 Instructor: Cole Kazdin August 29 Do you aspire to write creatively but don’t know where Fee: $475 July 25 to start? This supportive workshop provides you with No refund after 15 July. Words & Pictures: m Writer Friendly Careers: Webinar many techniques to motivate and guide you. You learn Online Creative Writing from Visual Art how to transform observation and personal experience July 1-Aug. 11 Instructors: Instructor: Nancy Spiller into imaginative prose, create dynamic characters and Enrollment limited to 15 students. c Julia Callahan, Jeanne De Vita, dialogue, and write from different points of view. By the liz gonzález, MFA, author of Dancing Santa Ana Winds: August 29 end of the course, you will have in hand a series of Poems y Cuentos New and Selected. Ms. González’s Katie Dunham, Seth Fischer, short sketches or a draft of a short story and key tools work has appeared in Wide Awake: The Poets of Los Tobi Harper, Eve Porinchak you need to write creatively. Angeles and Beyond, and the San Francisco Chronicle, August 1 among others. She is the director and founder of kkk Uptown Word & Arts, promoting literacy and the arts. 132 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 WRITING X 461.2E NEW WRITING X 461.13E Reg# 373724 Power Up Your Writing: WRITING 762.2E Conquering Your Story and Its Fee: $695 Deeper Characters, Deeper Truths Superstructure No refund after 15 July. Creative Writer’s Bootcamp: m 2.0 units 2.0 units Online One Day Workshop July 1-Sept. 8 How do writers create work that electrifies readers and In this 3 hour workshop writers will explore the funda- The first fundamental challenge facing all writers, Enrollment limited to 15 students.