ENG 3470 - Freelance Writing: The Portfolio The Career

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Curry College

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Spring Semester This course is built around constructing a portfolio of weekly writings to show the adaptability and range of students’ interests and writing skills. Readings in the current Best Essays collection, most of which are the work of freelancers, present an array of subjects and approaches that have reached audiences with their clarity and power. These readings will also provide a sense of the markets open to freelancers. The course will include visits from successful freelancers and from the editor of the Best Essays collection, to discuss the career of freelance writing. As a result of this course, students will learn about what work is marketable, how to market their own work, how to put together query letters to get freelancing assignments and how to create portfolios. Prerequisite: Six (6) credits of English at the 1000-level.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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