| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-04-09 | - |
| 2024-07-03 | - |
Program Overview
This 10-week program focuses on the relationship between character and conflict in fiction writing. Students will learn how to create richly imagined characters and challenge them with conflicts that force them to act in ways that change the world around them. The program is taught through a combination of lectures, discussions, and writing exercises.
Program Outline
Outline:
Content:
The program focuses on the relationship between character and conflict in fiction writing. Students will learn how to create richly imagined characters and how to challenge them with conflicts that threaten their hidden, most deeply held desires, forcing them to act in ways that change the world around them.
Structure:
The program consists of 10 weekly sessions, each of which includes a discussion of sample fiction to identify craft tools that help determine and convey the flaws in characters, and weekly writing exercises to put theory into practice.
Course Schedule:
Spring 2024 Schedule
| Type | Date | Time | Location | |---|---|---|---| | Discussion | Tue Apr 9, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue Apr 16, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue Apr 23, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue Apr 30, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue May 7, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue May 14, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue May 21, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue May 28, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue Jun 4, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 | | Discussion | Tue Jun 11, 2024 | 7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT | UCLARolfe Hall 3108 |
Summer 2024 Schedule
| Type | Date | Time | Location | |---|---|---|---| | This section has no set meeting times. | July 3 - September 10 | Future Offering (Opens April 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM) | Online |
Teaching:
Teaching Methods:
The program is taught through a combination of lectures, discussions, and writing exercises.
Faculty:
- Aatif Rashid (Spring 2024)
- Ross Showalter (Summer 2024)
Unique Approaches:
The program emphasizes the importance of character development and conflict in fiction writing. Students will learn how to create characters that are both believable and relatable, and how to create conflicts that are both compelling and meaningful.
