Creative Nonfiction Writing: Memoirs & Journalism (51264)

Course Overview

Everyone has a story to tell, and creative nonfiction writing gives us the tools to get started. This 8-week course will review the basics of memoir writing and creative journalism. By the end of the session, students will have written in both formats to produce a rough draft of a memoir and an article.

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze and discuss nonfiction concepts and examples
• Understand writing structure, format and composition
• Develop topic and compose rough draft
• Revise, edit and share
• Review publishing options

 Course Topics:

• Lecture, presentation of concepts and examples
• Discuss nonfiction structure and format; students will choose type of writing for composition in course
• Write rough draft
• Revision, editing, and instructor feedback
• Discuss publishing options

 

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Price: $150

Format: Instructor-led (in person only)

Location: Midtown 1

Dates: April 17 - June 12, 2025

Schedule: Thursdays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Course registration and payments are limited to one per person.

Refund Policy 

If HACC cancels a course, training, seminar, conference or trip/tour, all paid participants will receive a 100% refund of all tuition and fees. Any student who wishes to drop a course may do so by visiting or calling any of the campus Welcome Centers. These requests must be made no less than one (1) calendar day prior to the first class meeting date to be eligible for a full refund of tuition and fees, except for any tuition or fees noted as nonrefundable. Unless otherwise specifically stated or approved, no refund will be issued after a class start date. We do not issue partial refunds in the event a student starts a class late or does not complete the class. Students receiving Title IV Financial Aid will be subject to the federal regulations regarding withdrawal of classes. Financial Aid eligibility will be recalculated based on dates of participation in financial aid eligible programs.