Literary Arts

Introductory/Intermediate Workshops & Lit Courses

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Introductory/Intermediate Workshops & Lit Courses

During pre-registration, students may register for courses depending on certain factors—some are open based on class year, others are based on declared concentration.

After pre-registration, instructor permission is needed. No one will receive permission until lotteries are held – in Spring 2027 on Wednesday, 27 January.


In order to seek entry via lottery, write to the instructor in January (see below for details) via the electronic mail address provided below at that time. For LITR 100, 610I and LITR 710 sections, only First Year undergraduates at Brown and RISD may apply. 

For LITR 110, LITR 210 and LITR 310 sections, all undergraduates at Brown and RISD may apply.

Deadlines

To participate in the lottery all requests must be received from 22 January through 2 pm on Wednesday, 27 January 2027. Requests received after that hour on 9 September will only be given consideration should space become available. All requests made before the deadline will be given equal weight when the lottery is held.

Note: All students with permission must attend the first class to hold a place in the class. Those on the wait list should follow the instructions provided by the instructor.

Classes

  • LITR 100A, Sec. 1 - Intro to Fiction (FYS) –  open to FYS during preregistration
  • LITR 100A, Sec. 2 - Intro to Fiction (FYS) –  open to FYS during preregistration
  • LITR 100B, Sec. 1 - Intro to Poetry (FYS) –  open to FYS during preregistration
  • LITR 110A, Sec. 1 - Fiction I – open to seniors during preregistration
  • LITR 110A, Sec. 2 - Fiction I –   open to juniors during preregistration
  • LITR 110A, Sec. 3 - Fiction I –   open to sophomores during preregistration
  • LITR 110A, Sec. 4 - Fiction I –  open to seniors during preregistration
  • LITR 110B, Sec. 1 - Poetry I –  open to seniors during preregistration
  • LITR 110B,  Sec. 2 - Poetry I – open to juniors during preregistration
  • LITR 110B, Sec. 3 - Poetry I – open to sophomores during preregistration
  • LITR 110E, Sec. 1 – Screenwriting I – open to concentrators in LITR, MCM and TAPS during preregistration
  • LITR 110H, Sec 1 – open to undergraduates during preregistration
  • LITR 210A, Sec 1 – open to LITR concentrators during preregistration
  • LITR 210B, Sec. 1 – open to LITR concentrators during preregistration
  • LITR 710, Sec. 1 - Writers on Writing Seminar (FYS) – open to FYS during preregistration
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Notification

The instructor will be in contact with you to share news (if a space is available, or if you are toward the top of the wait list).