The Course

This course is designed to examine the creative possibilities that journalism holds. We will explore genres including short newsy features, profiles, trend stories, first-person essays and long-form articles. You will learn to sharpen your instincts for discovering ideas and transforming them into compelling pitches — and refine the research, reporting and especially interviewing skills essential to feature writing, while striving to find and shape compelling narratives. Classes are heavy on workshopping and even heavier on the most important skill that many writers resist: revising and polishing your work. You will be required to read a variety of feature stories, because the more you read and analyze high-quality journalism, the better writer you’ll be.