MEDIA CONTACT: Polly Burks

561-297-2595, pburks@fau.edu

FAU Offers Creative Writing Workshops

BOCA RATON, FL (February 7, 2006) –– Florida Atlantic University’s department of English will offer two non-credit creative writing courses this spring in which students present their own writing and also explore various aspects of writing through assigned readings.  The first is a fiction workshop which will be held on Tuesdays, beginning on February 14 through April 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. (no class March 7).  The second is a poetry workshop which will be held on Thursdays, beginning on February 16 through April 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. (no class March 9).  The cost of each course is $275, and this does not include books or additional materials. 

The courses will be held on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road.  Seating is limited and enrollment is secured on a first come, first served basis.  Registration and payment deadline is February 13.   To request an application for registration or for further information, contact Su Carlson at 561-297-2974 or scarls11@fau.edu or visit www.english.fau.edu/creative.

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