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CRWR 39A
INTRODUCTION TO SHORT FICTION WRITING · 5 units · used in 17 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Explicit instruction and practice in reading short fiction and writing in a variety of short fiction styles and forms. Emphasis on an integrated reading and writing process in which students study the characteristics of the genre and its history, and examine published short fiction representing diverse cultures and literary traditions, in order to compose original works of fiction informed by the history of the genre and the elements of craft found in published works. Focus on critical analysis and feedback on original works written by peers, and developing a writing process to generate, revise, and edit works of short fiction. Assignments include reading, analyzing, and responding to published works and student work, as well as writing original work. Analysis of public readings and/or interviews with authors of short fiction.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:09 PM UTCNo section is scheduled at Foothill College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249Catalog wording: “Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249.”
What this course unlocks
Foothill courses that list CRWR 39A as a prerequisite.
Transfer pathways that use CRWR 39A
ASSIST maps CRWR 39A to a requirement in 17 published pathways from Foothill College.
- EnglishFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Creative WritingFoothill → UC Riverside
- Communication: Media Industries and CommunicationFoothill → UC San Diego
- Literature/WritingFoothill → UC San Diego
- Literature: Literary ArtsFoothill → UC San Diego
- ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Conservation and Resource StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Environmental Economics and PolicyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Environmental SciencesFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Genetics and Plant BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Landscape ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Microbial BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Molecular Environmental BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Society and EnvironmentFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Sustainable Environmental DesignFoothill → UC Berkeley
- Urban StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
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