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Program Corner
Write on Time
Are you short on time this summer? From online courses to workshops for the beginning or advanced writer, we have you covered. For the summer quarter, we are offering courses in a variety of methods and lengths to meet your needs and achieve your writing goals. Don’t spend your summer staring at your watch; spend your time writing at UC San Diego Extension!
–Allison Maderia-Joseph, Program Representative
UC San Diego Writing Program
Summer 2009 Course Offerings
Creative Writing I (Online)
Beginning Writer’s Workshop: Making Scenes Come Alive
Beginning Writers Workshop: Using the Senses
Developing Unforgettable Characters
Memoir Writing I
Writing Children’s Picture Books
Flash Fiction: The Art of Abbreviation
Playwriting in a Flash
Exploring Poetic Form
Self-editing for Creative Writers
Crafting the Query Letter
Writing Haiku Poetry
Featured Creative Writing Course
Self-editing for Creative Writers
In today’s competitive markets, editors expect writers to submit copy that is ready to go. But how can you objectively assess your own work? Learn how to tackle common editing problems in this short workshop, lead by Mike Sirota, writing coach and author of 19 published books. Does your dialogue drag? Have you buried your lead? Omitted crucial exposition? Told a story instead of showing it? Learn to fix these and other common problems to improve the quality of your writing.
Student News
Cindy Pon’s young adult fantasy novel, Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia, was published by Greenwillow Books/Harper Collins and released on April 28th.
John Van Roekel’s historical novel about an African-American cavalry trooper, Braver Deeds, is now available for the Amazon Kindle. A print version will be available soon.
Are you a current or former student who has writing news you would like to share? Please email us at ahl@ucsd.edu.
Instructor News
Beth Brust’s book Quirky, Yes — Hopeless, No; Help Your Child with Asperger’s Syndrome Be More Socially Accepted will be released this summer from St. Martin’s Press in New York.
Dale Fetherling’s Real Leaders Don’t Do Powerpoint: How to Sell Yourself and Your Ideas was reviewed in a February edition of Publisher’s Weekly.
Jacqueline Goldfinger’s new play, The Oath, is running in New York to great reviews! It’s been called “Magnificent” and “Soulful” by Theatre Buzz and “Near-perfect” by OffOffOnline. It runs through May 10 and more information is available on her website. Her new adaptation of Little Women will run at North Coast Repertory Theatre in February-March 2010.
Karen Kenyon’s travel features The Best Kiss in Paris and “My garden is slow work, pursued by love.” — Claude Monet were recently published by Copley News Service.
Memoir writing instructor Thomas Larson pens book reviews for Contrary Magazine, a Chicago based literary magazine. His current review is on Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life by John Adams.
Caitlin Rother is celebrating the paperback release of Twisted Triangle as well as the release of her new book Body Parts. Book signings will be held in various locations throughout San Diego this spring and summer.
Novel writing instructor Amy Wallen will be a writer-in-residence this summer at New York State Writer’s Institute Skidmore College. |
