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My upcoming UC Davis Extension fiction workshop
You've learned basic tools for fiction writing and are ready to tackle more advanced writing techniques. Hone and finesse your writing skills by exploring point of view and sense of place, crafting a scene, using narration techniques and creating compelling dialogue.
Discuss effective ways to infuse manuscripts with your personal style. Enhance your weekly writing assignments through guided exercises and workshop discussions of student and published work. Learn to critically read the writing of others and how to respond with thoughtful feedback. Suggestions and encouragement are emphasized to help you build confidence and push your writing to the next level.
Prerequisite: Tools of the Writer's Craft or equivalent course. Basic writing skills, some writing experience and a good command of the English language.
Instructor(s): Emmanuel Sigauke grew up in Zimbabwe, where he studied English and linguistics at the University of Zimbabwe. He helped found the Zimbabwe Budding Writers Association, for which he served as National Secretary from 1992 to 1995. He moved to California in 1996 and studied English at California State University, Sacramento. Sigauke teaches at Cosumnes River College and is co-editor of the Cosumnes River Journal. His poetry has appeared in journals in Zimbabwe, Finland, Ireland and the U.S., and he is the founding editor of Munyori Poetry Journal. He is a board member of the Sacramento Poetry Center and reviews books for Poetry Now, an SPC publication.
When: Jan. 26-March 16: Wed., 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Jan. 26 and March 16: 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m.)
Where: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St, Sacramento, CA
Fee: $395.00 ($425.00 if postmarked after 01/12/2011).
Special Discount fee: $382.50 for organizations enrolling three or more people at the same time in the same course. All registrations must be submitted at the same time and fees paid with one check, credit card or purchase order.
Credit: 2.5 quarter units academic credit, X410.8
Required textbooks: Method & Madness: The Making of a Story by Alice LaPlante ISBN 9780393928174 and What If by Anne Bernays & Pamela Painter ISBN 9780205616886.
You've learned basic tools for fiction writing and are ready to tackle more advanced writing techniques. Hone and finesse your writing skills by exploring point of view and sense of place, crafting a scene, using narration techniques and creating compelling dialogue.
Discuss effective ways to infuse manuscripts with your personal style. Enhance your weekly writing assignments through guided exercises and workshop discussions of student and published work. Learn to critically read the writing of others and how to respond with thoughtful feedback. Suggestions and encouragement are emphasized to help you build confidence and push your writing to the next level.
Prerequisite: Tools of the Writer's Craft or equivalent course. Basic writing skills, some writing experience and a good command of the English language.
Instructor(s): Emmanuel Sigauke grew up in Zimbabwe, where he studied English and linguistics at the University of Zimbabwe. He helped found the Zimbabwe Budding Writers Association, for which he served as National Secretary from 1992 to 1995. He moved to California in 1996 and studied English at California State University, Sacramento. Sigauke teaches at Cosumnes River College and is co-editor of the Cosumnes River Journal. His poetry has appeared in journals in Zimbabwe, Finland, Ireland and the U.S., and he is the founding editor of Munyori Poetry Journal. He is a board member of the Sacramento Poetry Center and reviews books for Poetry Now, an SPC publication.
When: Jan. 26-March 16: Wed., 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (Jan. 26 and March 16: 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m.)
Where: Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St, Sacramento, CA
Fee: $395.00 ($425.00 if postmarked after 01/12/2011).
Special Discount fee: $382.50 for organizations enrolling three or more people at the same time in the same course. All registrations must be submitted at the same time and fees paid with one check, credit card or purchase order.
Credit: 2.5 quarter units academic credit, X410.8
Required textbooks: Method & Madness: The Making of a Story by Alice LaPlante ISBN 9780393928174 and What If by Anne Bernays & Pamela Painter ISBN 9780205616886.