JRN 3600
Creative Nonfiction · 3 credits · Fall 2026
Requirements
Prerequisite: ENG 2150.
About this course
What must a journalist do to move beyond the bare bones of the news? How does the journalist, trained to gather facts and evidence, achieve a personal style that is both honest and imaginative? The class explores how creative journalists combine the techniques of the novelist with those of the journalist. In addition to writing exercises and stories, students will examine the works of such creative journalists as Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Joseph Mitchell, V. S. Naipaul, Gay Talese, John A. Williams, and Tom Wolfe. Formerly ENG 3600. Students will receive credit for JRN 3600 or ENG 3600. Please note: Unless otherwise specified, JRN courses may not be used within the English major or minor.
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