Writing the Feature Story
X419 (2 semester units in Journalism)
An elective in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in WritingLearn how to find, research, and write articles for print or online
publications. You also learn how freelancers write stories that
sell. With the instructor’s help, you come up with a nonfiction
story idea, do the reporting and interviewing to gather details
and quotes, write and revise the article, and submit it to an
editor for possible publication. Class participation supplements
lectures and writing exercises.
Enroll Now! Click below for course fees and textbook info, start dates, locations, and instructors.
Online, Enroll anytime
MARGARET STEEN, M.J., is a Bay Area freelance writer, editor, and writing instructor. Her work has been published in the San Jose Mercury News, Christian Science Monitor, Business 2.0, American Journalism Review, Stanford Business, Network World, and HotJobs.com. She teaches online and classroom courses in writing for UC Berkeley Extension.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $550 (EDP 897488)
Enroll
Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Students must access additional required readings on the web. Some websites require a small fee to view articles.
Additional required readings are listed in the online classroom
AND
Freelance Writing for Magazines and Newspapers: Breaking In Without Selling Out
Author: Marcia Yudkin
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 1988
ISBN: 0062732781
AND
The Art and Craft of Feature Writing
Author: William E. Blundell
Publisher: Plume
Publication Year: 1988
ISBN: 0452261589
AND
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
Author: Norm Goldstein (editor)
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 046500489X
AND
Note: Textbook optional.
The Elements of Style
Author: William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White, and Roger Angell (foreward)
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Edition: 4th
Publication Year: 1999
ISBN: 020530902X
Sections closed for enrollment
Wed. Sept. 9, San Francisco
THOMAS ABATE, M.A., explores the new realities of publishing in his blog, MiniMediaGuy. Abate has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, and is the former owner of a typesetting and publishing company. He has taught feature writing for UC Extension and was a journalism instructor at College of the Redwoods.
- 10 meetings
- Sept. 9 to Nov. 18: Wed., 7-10 pm (no meeting Nov. 11)
- San Francisco: Room 209, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
- $495 (EDP 011148)
