Students will read works by several contemporary authors in a variety of writing genres. These works will serve as a source of style and technique from which students can model their own writing. Authors studied include: Anne Michaels, Tim O'Brien, Stewart O'Nan, Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Cunningham, Rita Dove, David Sedaris, Jasper Fforde, Christopher Moore, Cormac McCarthy and David Guterson, plus several poets and short fiction writers.
