106-062 Writing Literary Non-Fiction

This subject is not available to students who have completed 760-207 Non-fiction.

Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites including completion of first year creative writing prerequisites.

This subject asks students to develop their own non-fiction writing, short or longer, through the study of course materials, through class discussions, workshop sessions and submission of draft material. The topics dealt with in this subject will include sport, travel, political and autobiographical writing. The subject enables students to develop and draft a number of related or unrelated essays and other creative non-fictions, and to gain an understanding of the writing workshop process.

Written work totalling 4000 words comprising two or more pieces of writing 90% (due at the end of semester) and class participation 10%.

A subject reader will be available.