CRWR 160 Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Beginning A beginning class in writing creative nonfiction, a term including many forms, constantly re-imagined, with the personal and lyrical essay at its core. You will boldly combine different elements of shape, texture, and voice to attempt to produce works of literary art, primarily in the essay, and present your work to the rest of the class in a workshop format. You will also begin reading in nonfiction.