Howe, LeAnne
W 2 :30 PM
Park Hall 0067
Course Title:
“The Big Murder Mystery A Human Pandemic, The One That Kills Us All”
COURSE: 4800W advance CW Topics: This course is a directed undergraduate creative writing workshop. Students will read assigned texts, develop a research dossier on worldwide pathogens and infectious diseases, meet with scientists and professors at UGA working on pathogens, in order to write two fictional short stories about what happens when a killer pathogen spills over into humans from a non-human animal. The two fictional short stories that you write should be plot driven, yet feature strong multi-dimensional characters attached to circumstances, often beyond their control. The narrative can be from any number of possible character’s POV: patient, child, researcher, spouse, parent, even a fireman. To be clear each student’s research will inform character development and storylines. Students will work with me in developing their research into powerful literary short stories they will create during the semester.