Advanced Fiction: Writing the Middle Grade and Young Adult Novel

Harvard Extension School

CREA E-121

Section 1

CRN 25946

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This is an intensive workshop for writers interested in developing a middle grade or young adult novel. During each class meeting, we workshop chapters of students' novels-in-progress, focusing on elements of craft (character, point of view, dialogue, and plot). In addition, by reading and analyzing sections of work by such exemplary novelists as Angie Thomas, Lois Lowry, and Kwame Alexander, students learn to read like writers and to develop their own voices. Students are expected to have completed approximately 40 pages and a working synopsis of their novel by the end of the course.

Registration Closes: January 23, 2025
Credits: 4

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Term

Spring Term 2025

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Live Attendance Web Conference

Credit Status

Graduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Mary Sullivan Walsh, BA

Author and Freelance Editor


Meeting Info

M 2:00pm - 4:00pm (1/27 - 5/17)

Participation Option: Online Synchronous

Deadlines

Last day to register: January 23, 2025

Prerequisites

A ten-page writing sample to be submitted to mlswalsh@g.harvard.edu before classes begin.

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

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All Sections of this Course

CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
15776 1 Online Synchronous Mary Walsh Open M 2:00pm - 4:00pm
 Sep 3 to Dec 21
25946 1 Online Synchronous Mary Walsh Open M 2:00pm - 4:00pm
 Jan 27 to May 17

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