Welcome to ENG 1141-D307: Introduction to Creative Writing

Course Welcome Post

Welcome! In this class, we will explore the process of writing and developing a creative habit. We will do a lot of writing and reading with a focus on craft and technique. Readings will include the work of professional writers and the work of your peers. We will also consider how writing influences our lives and how we can make our own writing better.

Throughout this class, you will produce poetry, fiction, and a memoir/creative-non-fiction projects as well as participate in class activities and writing workshops.

When and Where

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays: 2:30-3:45 pm
  • Namm Building, Room 521. See a post on the space in this post: First Day, Feb. 1
  • First class date: Tuesday, February 1
  • Wear masks!

Join our OpenLab Site

I was able to import some of your emails into the course on OpenLab. If you are not a member of this course yet and have a City Tech OpenLab account, please join our class site by accessing the profile page and selecting “Join.” The profile page is here:

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/groups/eng1141-sears-sp2022/

If you have not made an OpenLab account, you will need to that before you can join the site. To do that, register here:
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/register/

Course Syllabus

We will go over our course syllabus and agenda during our first class; however, you can also take a look at it now on the OpenLab:

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/eng1141-d307-intro-to-creative-writing/syllabus/

Instructor Contact Information

Feel free to email me with questions before our first Tuesday meeting. I look forward to meeting you and to reading your work this semester!

Prof. Jennifer Sears-Pigliucci: jsears@citytech.cuny.edu

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