5ive Goals for a creative writing workshop:

1. To educate students in the artistic philosophies and literary styles of various eras and cultures.
2. To teach students how to read critically as writers--to gain insight into other writers’ creative “urges” and aesthetic choices and how the process relates to the students’ own works.
3. To offer students frequent opportunities for writing and reading, guided by the instructor, supported by peers, to provide an apprenticeship with words and language.
4. To break through creative blocks through exercises that help students to draw inspiration from various sources.
5. To craft a publishable work of poetry, fiction or nonfiction.