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CCST 259 Creative Travel Writing Workshop 6 credits
Travelers write. Whether it be in the form of postcards, text messages, blogs, or articles, writing serves to anchor memory and process difference, making foreign experience understandable to us and accessible to others. While examining key examples of the genre, you will draw on your experiences off-campus for your own work. Student essays will be critiqued in a workshop setting, and all work will be revised before final submission. Some experimentation with blended media is also encouraged. This course was formerly listed as CCST 270.
CCST 259 is cross listed with ENGL 259.
- Winter 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice IS, International Studies WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has enrolled in any of the following course(s): Any Carleton OCS course or Non-Carleton OCS course with a grade of C- or better.
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CCST 259.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Peter Balaam 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:50pm-4:50pm
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ENGL 160 Creative Writing 6 credits
You will work in several genres and forms, among them: traditional and experimental poetry, prose fiction, and creative nonfiction. In your writing you will explore the relationship between the self, the imagination, the word, and the world. In this practitioner’s guide to the creative writing process, we will examine writings from past and current authors, and your writings will be critiqued in a workshop setting and revised throughout the term.
Sophomore Priority
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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ENGL 259 Creative Travel Writing Workshop 6 credits
Travelers write. Whether it be in the form of postcards, text messages, blogs, or articles, writing serves to anchor memory and process difference, making foreign experience understandable to us and accessible to others. While examining key examples of the genre, you will draw on your experiences off-campus for your own work. Student essays will be critiqued in a workshop setting, and all work will be revised before final submission. Some experimentation with blended media is also encouraged. This course was formerly listed as CCST 270.
CCST 259 is cross listed with ENGL 259.
- Winter 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice IS, International Studies WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has enrolled in any of the following course(s): Any Carleton OCS course or Non-Carleton OCS course with a grade of C- or better.
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ENGL 259.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Peter Balaam 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:50pm-4:50pm
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ENGL 263 Hybrid Memoir and Creative Nonfiction 6 credits
This course explores innovative approaches to forms such as the personal essay, memoir, and travel writing. Students will experiment with various craft techniques, such as story structure, voice, and literary devices, and craft their own original personal narratives. We’ll read authors such as Ocean Vuong, Sarah Minor, Alexander Chee, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil, while generating new material through weekly writing exercises and reflections. These techniques will help students navigate difficult topics, break free from writing ruts, and develop fresh perspectives on their story. We'll foster a collaborative writing space, practice the art of feedback, and build a portfolio of work.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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ENGL 269 The Art of Time in Fiction
All stories are bounded by time: the time a narrative takes to unfold, from a single day to a century; the time between writing a story and the story’s events; the time it takes a reader to consume a narrative. In this course, we will ask, how does a writer choose the scope of their story? How do writers approach events that happened a week ago versus one hundred years ago? How does length impact a reader’s emotional experience? Students will write short imitations of published work as well as original stories, and read short stories, novels, and critical essays.
Recommended preparation: ENGL 160
- Spring 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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ENGL 270 Short Story Workshop 6 credits
An introduction to the writing of the short story. Each student will become familiar with contemporary short stories, complete a number of short writing exercises, and have discussed in class two full-length stories (from 3,000 to 7,000 words in length) and give constructive suggestions, including written critiques, for revising the stories written by other members of the class. Attention will be paid to all the elements of fiction: characterization, point of view, conflict, setting, dialogue, etc.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One 6 credit English course excluding Independent Studies and Comps with a grade of C- or better.
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ENGL 370 Advanced Fiction Workshop 6 credits
An advanced course in the writing of fiction. Students will write two to three short stories which will be read and critiqued by the class. In addition to writing, students will read and discuss short story collections by contemporary masters of the genre, asking questions about what it means for a writer to have an artistic project and encouraging students to think about their own aims as fiction writers.
Recommended preparation: ENGL 270
Repeatable: This course is repeatable with instructor permission.
- Spring 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ENGL 160 or ENGL 161 or ENGL 263 or ENGL 265 or ENGL 270 or ENGL 271 or ENGL 273 or CAMS 271 or CAMS 278 or CAMS 279 or CCST 270 or THEA 246 with a grade of C- or better.
Students who have previously taken ENGL 370 must request a prerequisite override from the instructor.
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ENGL 371 Advanced Poetry Workshop 6 credits
In this workshop, students choose to write poems from a broad range of forms, from sonnets to spoken word, from ghazals to slam, from free-verse to blues. Over the ten weeks, each poet will write and revise their own collection of poems. Student work is the centerpiece of the course, but readings from a diverse selection of contemporary poets will be used to expand each student’s individual poetic range, and to explore the power of poetic language. For students with some experience in writing poetry, this workshop further develops your craft and poetic voice and vision.