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Writing & Journalism 158 Writing & Journalism Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after Oct. 30. c Writers’ Program Michael Buckley, MFA, award-winning author and WRITING & short fiction writer whose work has appeared in numer- ous anthologies. Michael’s debut collection is Miniature Men, and his stories have appeared in The Alaska Creative Writing Quarterly Review, Clarkesworld, and Daily Science Fic- For help in choosing a course or determining if a tion, among others. course fulfills certificate requirements, contact the Writers’ Program at (310) 825-9415. WRITING X 461.2E JOURNALISM Power Up Your Writing: Deeper Characters, Deeper Truths Basics of Writing 2.0 units How do writers create work that electrifies readers and These basic creative writing courses are for stays with them long after they have turned the last students with no prior writing experience. page? One key is that they create characters who live Instruction is exercise-driven; the process of on in the readers’ minds; another is that they dig into workshopping—in which students are asked to their own hearts and minds to reveal deeper truths. share and offer feedback on each other’s work Whether you’re writing fiction, poetry, memoir, or essay, with guidance from the instructor—is introduced. this course helps you to do both. The process of being Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to deter- able to create memorable characters includes building mine which course will best help you reach your the vivid worlds they live in, and exploring how they writing goals. reveal who they are—and what they want—through action and speech, as well as through what they own, WRITING X 400 wear, value, and desire. The body as a metaphor for Introduction to Creative Writing feelings about ourselves and others is explored, and 2.0 units visual arts—painting, sculpture, photography—offer WRITER’S PROGRAM 165 POETRY This six-week course is perfect for anyone just getting pathways to get at your own truths. In revising your started on their path to being a writer. Students work in work, you gain tools for going deep into the story to small breakout sessions with experienced writers and reveal rich, new insights. Suitable for beginners and CREATIVE WRITING 165 EDITING AND PUBLISHING teachers, then attend a lecture by various guest speak- experienced writers. 158 Basics of Writing ers with expertise in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or Reg# 362973 SCREENWRITING screenwriting. Short assignments are workshopped in Fee: $475 159 Special Topics for All Writers the weekly breakouts. The goal of the course is to mm Online 166 Special Topics for Film expose new writers to a variety of types of writing while Oct. 24-Dec. 4 getting their creative juices flowing. At the end of the Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after FICTION & Television Writers quarter, students will feel more confident about their Oct. 30. c skills and will be prepared for further study of writing. Rochelle J. Shapiro, author of Miriam the Medium and 160 Beginning Fiction Writing FEATURE FILM Reg# 362900 Kaylee’s Ghost. Ms. Shapiro’s essays have been pub- 161 Intermediate Fiction Writing Fee: $455 lished in The New York Times and Newsweek. Her short 168 Beginning Feature ❖❖ Classroom stories and poems have been published in many 161 Advanced Fiction Writing Film Writing 6 mtgs anthologies and literary magazines, such as The Iowa Saturday, 1-4pm, Oct. 27-Dec. 8 Review, Sedge, and Moment. UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. CREATIVE NONFICTION 169 Intermediate Feature Film Writing No meeting Nov. 24. WRITING X 420 162 Beginning Creative Enrollment limited to 12 students. No refund after Nonfiction: Essential Beginnings 169 Advanced Feature Oct. 30. c 2.0 units Nonfiction Writing Colette Sartor, MFA, fiction writer whose work has Sometimes the best stories are true. To help you turn Film Writing appeared in Kenyon Review Online, FiveChapters, your personal experiences, anecdotes from everyday 163 Intermediate Creative Harvard Review, and elsewhere. Ms. Sartor has won a life, and family stories into compelling narratives, this TELEVISION Writers@Work Fiction Prize, an honorable mention in workshop teaches beginning writers the basic elements Nonfiction Writing Best American Short Stories, and a Truman Capote of good storytelling. You learn how to excavate memo- 164 Advanced Creative 169 Beginning Television Writing fellowship from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. ries and discover fresh or unexpected facets of your life Reg# 362915 stories. Through weekly exercises, you generate new Nonfication Writing 170 Intermediate Television Fee: $455 material and learn an array of fictional techniques to ❖❖ Classroom tell your nonfiction story, including how to play with WRITING FOR YOUNG READERS Writing 6 mtgs voice, focus on a small unit of time, and describe 171 Advanced Television Writing Saturday, 1-4pm, Oct. 27-Dec. 8 landscape and character. By the course’s completion, 164 Writing Picture Books UCLA: School of Public Affairs Bldg. you will have in hand a series of short sketches or a No meeting Nov. 24. draft of a nonfiction piece. 164 Writing for Kids and Middle Enrollment limited to 12 students. No refund after Reg# 362995 Oct. 30. c Fee: $345 Grade Readers Shauna Barbosa, MFA, author of the poetry collection ❖❖ Classroom 165 Writing for Young Adults Cape Verdean Blues (University of Pittsburgh Press). Ms. 6 mtgs Barbosa’s poems have appeared in Boulevard, Lit Hub, Wednesday, 7-10pm, Oct. 17-Nov. 28 Lenny Letter, Awl, Colorado Review, Virginia Quarterly UCLA Extension DTLA: 261 S. Figueroa St. Review, Foundry, Wildness, The Atlas Review, PANK, No meeting Oct. 31. and others. She is a 2018 Disquiet International Luso- Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after American fellow. Oct. 24. c liz gonzález, MFA, author of Dancing Santa Ana Winds: WRITING X 410 Poems y Cuentos New and Selected. Ms. gonzález’s Fiction: Essential Beginnings work has appeared in Wide Awake: The Poets of Los WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY 2.0 units Angeles and Beyond, and the San Francisco Chronicle, Do you aspire to write creatively but don’t know where among others. She is the director and founder of to start? This supportive workshop provides you with Uptown Word & Arts, promoting literacy and the arts. many techniques to motivate and guide you. You learn Reg# 362994 “ The Writers’ Program came along at a pivotal how to transform observation and personal experience Fee: $475 into imaginative prose, create dynamic characters and mm Online time in my life when I needed discipline and craft dialogue, and write from different points of view. By the Oct. 24-Dec. 4 end of the course, you will have in hand a series of Enrollment limited to 15 students. No refund after development to convert my mad scribblings into short sketches or a draft of a short story and key tools Oct. 30. c you need to write creatively. Marianne Villanueva, MA, author of Jenalyn, Ginseng something others might want to read.” Reg# 362898 and Other Tales from Manila, The Mayor of the Roses: Fee: $475 Stories, andThe Lost Language. Her stories have appeared — Blair Jockers, former Writers’ Program student who was accepted into the mm Online in Juked, Witness, Bluestem, Your Impossible Voice, Café MFA program at University of California, Riverside Oct. 24-Dec. 4 Irreal, Crab Orchard Review, and Bellingham Review. kkk Enroll at uclaextension.edu or call (800) 825-9971 Writing & Journalism 159 you have actually lived. The goal of the workshop, Special Topics for All Writers whether you’re writing drama or comedy, is to find a deeper authenticity in your writing while completing UCLA Extension Writers’ Program Presents Courses in this section are open to students who several new works of short fiction. want a deeper understanding of a specific craft issue or area of study. These courses fulfill the Reg# 363125 elective requirement for creative writing certifi- Fee: $345 The 2019 Writers Studio cates. Please call an advisor at (310) 825-9415 to ❖❖ Classroom determine which course will best help you reach 6 mtgs Thursday–Sunday, February 7–10, 2019 your writing goals. Thursday, 11am-2pm, Oct. 4-Nov. 15 UCLA Extension 1010 Westwood: UCLA Extension Westwood Center: 1010 Westwood Center WRITING X 471.1 1010 Westwood Blvd. Video Game Writing I No meeting Oct. 18. 3.0 units Enrollment limited to 20 students. No refund after Videogame players demand deep stories with rich Oct. 8. Fast-forward your screenwriting and characters, as hits such as Fallout 4, The Witcher 3: Steven Wolfson, MFA, award-winning playwright, and creative writing skills in 1 of 11 4-day Wild Hunt, and The Last of Us prove. Further, the rise founding member of The Mark Taper Forum’s Mentor of touch-screen devices of all sizes opens up exciting Playwrights Project. A WGA member, Mr. Wolfson is the workshops taught by professionals in new innovations for storytelling techniques. In this recipient of two UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor the fields of feature film, television, course, you tackle all the key elements of narrative Awards in Creative Writing and Screenwriting. design and game writing, learning how to generate a fiction, and creative nonfiction writing. winning concept, develop characters, integrate game- WRITING 761.2E play and story, and, most importantly, collaborate with Creating Memorable Characters: Creative Writing Workshops a game’s development team. To make sure you know A One-Day Workshop what it takes to work on a project and target possible Vivid, complex characters are the heart of good fiction. Writing the Young Adult Novel employment and freelance opportunities, you survey the Whether you choose to render your characters through business side of videogames. You will learn the basics spare details or extensive description, you need to know Instructor: Jennifer Caloyeras of designing your own independent project.
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