Books

Winter Quarter Book List

In advance of the first class, January 5th, all students are required to read Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville.

All students joining the program this quarter are expected to catch up by reading Story by Robert Mckee.

Other than noted above, readings from texts will be assigned specific to workshops organized by genre. Workshop participants will be determined on the first day of class.

A number of texts used during fall quarter will be used during winter quarter. The complete book list for winter quarter follows.

Required for All:

McKee, Robert.  Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting. New York: Harper Collins, 1997. (Hardcover: 480 pages ISBN-10: 0060391685 ISBN-13: 978-0060391683)

Melville, Herman.  Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative Reading Text and Genetic Text). Edited by Harrison Hayform & Merton M. Sealts Jr. Chicago: U. Of Chicago Press; annotated edition, 2001. (Paperback: 230 pages ISBN-10: 0226321320 ISBN-13: 978-0226321325)

For Creative Nonfiction Workshop (weeks 1-4):

D’Agata, John, editor. The Next American Essay. Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 2003. (Paperback: 475 pages ISBN: 978-1-55597-375-9)

Miller, Brenda and Suzanne Paola. Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. (Paperback: 195 pages ISBN: 0-07-144494-7)

Nichols, Bill. Introduction to Documentary. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2001 (Paperback: 223 pages ISBN-10: 0253214696 ISBN-13: 978-0253214690)

For Short Fiction Workshop (weeks 1-4):

Hills, Rust. Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular. New York: Mariner Books, revised edition, 2000. (Paperback: 208 pages ISBN-10: 0618082344 ISBN-13: 978-0618082346)

Carver, Raymond. Where I’m Calling From: Selected Stories. New York: Vintage, 1989. (Paperback: 544 pages ISBN-10: 0679722319 ISBN-13: 978-0679722311)

For Poetry Workshop (weeks 6-9):

250 Poems: A Portable Anthology, ed. Peter Schakel, Jack Ridl  Bedford/St. Martin’s. (ISBN 0-312-40238-4)

For Screenwriting Workshop (weeks 6-9):

McKee, Robert.  Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting. New York: Harper Collins, 1997. (Hardcover: 480 pages ISBN-10: 0060391685 ISBN-13: 978-0060391683)

Seger, Linda. The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Info Film. New York: Holt Paperbacks, 1992  (Paperback: 256 pages ISBN-10: 0805016260 ISBN-13: 978-0805016260)

And the following scripts -

Diablo, Cody. Juno: The Shooting Script. Newmarket Shooting Scripts, Feb. 2008. (Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1557048028)

Koch, Howard. Casablanca: Script and Legend: The 50th Anniversary Edition. Overlook TP; 50th edition: Jan. 1995. (Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0879513191)

Fall Quarter Book List

Carver, Raymond. Where I’m Calling From: Selected Stories. New York: Vintage, 1989.

Hills, Rust. Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular. New York: Mariner Books, revised edition, 2000.

McKee, Robert. Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.

Melville, Herman. Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative Reading Text and Genetic Text). Edited by Harrison Hayform & Merton M. Sealts Jr. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; annotated edition, 2001.

Miller, Rebecca. Personal Velocity. New York: Grove Press, 2002.

Nichols, Bill. Introduction to Documentary. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2001

Oliver, Mary. A Poetry Handbook.  Philadelphia: Harvest Books, 1994.

Seger, Linda. The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Info Film. New York: Holt Paperbacks, 1992.