1695 - Creative Writing through Reading
1150062
Language of Delivery
English
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Course Description
This is a required course for the Certificate in Creative Writing, because reading is key to your development as a writer. The course emphasizes the importance of this and teaches you to begin reading like a writer. You'll examine the techniques used in great works of literature and how you can incorporate them into your writing. You'll explore approaches to style through description, dialogue, character, transitions, image patterns, rhythm and sound.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand stylistic techniques used by great authors.
- Apply them to your own writing.
- Appreciate the significance of description, dialogue, character, rhythm and sound.
This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in
- Creative Writing : Required Courses
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Kristyn Dunnion (she/her) writes long and short fiction. She earned an MA from the University of Guelph and an Honours BA from McGill University. Her several books include "Stoop City" (Biblioasis), winner of the 2021 ReLit Award for fiction; "Tarry This Night," shortlisted for 2018 ReLit Award for novels and the Sunburst Award; and "The Dirt Chronicles" (Arsenal Pulp Press), a Lambda Literary finalist. Dunnion's work has been celebrated by the Acker Award, Metcalf-Rooke Award, and Machigonne Fiction Prize. She is one of six writers featured in Canadian tell-all "Off the Record," edited by John Metcalf (Biblioasis), and the self-anointed Can Lit Doula. Literary specialities include magic realism, speculative fiction, esoteric and occult themed writing, cli-fi, feminist/queer horror and stories of resistance and revolution. Website: www.kristyndunnion.com
Award winning journalist David Layton has had short fiction and articles published in numerous newspapers and magazines including: The Daily Telegraph, Conde Nast, The Toronto Star and The Globe & Mail. He is the author of "Motion Sickness", published by McFarlane Walter & Ross, a memoir which was shortlisted for the Trillium Award. His critically acclaimed second book, "The Bird Factory" was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2005 and film rights for the novel were recently sold to Marty Katz, executive producer of "Hotel Rwanda". David Layton's third book, "Bloodlines", will be published by HarperCollins, Canada.