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This fully online course is designed for writers who have a specific nonfiction book project in mind and are looking to secure an agent or publisher based on the well-drafted proposal. Students can be working on a book based on reporting, a memoir, or a collection of essays but they should register for the class only if they already have an idea for a book and have two or three chapters completed. (Ideally those chapters have been workshopped and refined in other classes before enrolling in this course.). Over the course of the semester, students will draft, revise, and refine a 15-page proposal, will develop a chapter outline, and will refine a sample chapter or two. Based on feedback from the instructor and fellow students, each writer will complete the course with a polished proposal based on publishing industry standards.