Literary and Creative Writing Practice

Course aim

To consolidate students' knowledge in the fields of English and Creative Writing and use the skills acquired in these fields as a basis for future integration in the respective professional landscapes.

Course content

Students will consolidate and extend their critical understandings of the creative process within their own writing and the works of other authors. Through this course, students will revisit some of the material, ideas, concepts and issues to which they have been introduced in preceding courses, reading extensively, exploring new ideas, investigating authors not previously read, and extending their skills in analysing texts and writing creatively in order to communicate to a range of audiences. Students will read, research, write and present within a community of scholars and writing practitioners with similar aims and interests, in order to develop their professional competencies within the field of English and Creative Writing.

Textbook(s)

Federico, Annette 2016, Engagements with Close Reading, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York

Disher, G 2001, Writing fiction: an introduction to the craft, 3rd, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of any two second year courses from the English and Creative Writing major/sub-major within the Bachelor of Arts, or by approval from the Program Director. COURSE ALERT: This course is not available to students who have completed: COMM 3042 Creative Writing Practice OR COMM 3046 Literary Texts and Practice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	3 hours x 10 weeks
Online (activities)	3 hours x 2 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Learning log/Journal, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.