In this workshop-based class, students will explore the genre of creative nonfiction, which uses literary techniques to create factually accurate narratives about real people and events. In addition to drawing on their lived experience, students will consider how research can enrich the personal narrative by revealing connections between wider social forces and our day-to-day lives. Students will write three short essays, choosing one of these to revise and expand at the end of the semester, and conduct a project on an essayist of their choosing.