106-025 Creative Writing 2: Across the Genres

Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites, including completion of first year creative writing prerequisites. This subject is available to School of Creative Art students who have completed all first year requirements.

This is an intensive workshop subject in which students are encouraged to develop writing skills in a variety of genres through discussion of course readings, workshop exercises and the critique of work in progress. The readings are intended to provoke discussion about writing strategies and stylistic manoeuvres and to serve as triggers for experimentation. Students should gain an appreciation of the value of the writer's notebook and are encouraged to regard it as a portable 'studio' in which to accumulate material, fragmentary observations, responses to readings and in which drafts are elaborated. From the notebook students will develop a folio of creative writing pieces across a range of genres, honing editing skills and developing an awareness of the significance of the material presentation of creative work.

Class participation, and written work totalling 4000 words.

A subject reader will be available.