An intensive study of the writing of fiction focusing on advanced techniques of narration, exposition, descriptive detail, scene development, point of view, and other elements of craft with an emphasis on the craft strategies associated with Young Adult fiction. All instruction and discussion is revision-based. Students must submit a manuscript of at least 20-25 pages during the residency and five submissions of equal length in the mentoring component of the semester. Taken during the third semester of the program. Open only to those students accepted into the emphasis at the time of MFA program acceptance and to students who have completed Fiction Writing I and II.
CRW 622: Young Adult Fiction Writing I:
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