CRW100
BURN AWAY ALL PERIPHERALS
- Department
- Creative Writing
- Terms offered
- 4
- Data refreshed
- Jun 27, 2026
Description
This course will introduce you to the craft of creative writing--its practice, techniques, and terminology. We will "read as writers" to unpack how published poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction function at the level of characterization, voice, dialogue, setting, and conflict (for prose) as well as sound, rhythm, line break, and image (for poetry). Classes will be taught in seminar fashion and will include a combination of short lectures, writing exercises, class discussion, and workshops. You will also learn how to submit your work to literary journals. The final consists of a portfolio of your revised creative work. This course counts towards the Creative Writing Minor.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2023–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 64% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2023. Department course count rising about 17% per year. Department faculty is about 24% above its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 68% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2023. Department course count rising about 17% per year. Department faculty is about 24% above its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 72% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2023. Department course count rising about 17% per year. Department faculty is about 24% above its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 75% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2023. Department course count rising about 17% per year. Department faculty is about 24% above its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Thu, 12:00 PM–12:50 PM JC217 2026-22025-22023-2
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM JC217 2026-12025-1
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM BP220 2023-1
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Phil A. Lemos | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 22384 |
| Fall 2025 | Phil A. Lemos | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 22384 |
| Fall 2024 | Phil A. Lemos | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 22384 |
| Fall 2023 | Phil A. Lemos | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 22384 |