Undergrad/Graduate  

 I. Writing to History and Culture

        (Exploring the past with the tools of the present)

II. Ekphrastic Poetry

       writing that comments upon another art form, for instance     

     a poem about a photograph or a novel about a film. 

III.  Fictionalizing Reality

       (The subtle lie that illuminates the truth)

IV. Writing Outside the Writer's Domain

      (Achieving and maintaining progress

       outside of a large writing community)

V. Clinical Organization of the Emotional Psyche

       (Expressing without emoting)

VI. Character Development

      (Creating three dimensional characters)