106-523 Creative Writing Thesis

This subject is only available to students enrolled in honours in Creative Writing.

Admission to fourth year honours in creative writing.

106-401 Research Principles and Practices

The thesis project will provide individual supervision in designing, researching and creating a substantial creative writing project, which may be in any genre.

• be able to conceive and sustain the development of a substantial project of individual research-based creative work;

• be able to present material in draft form and to engage productively with a supervisor's constructive feedback;

• be able to consolidate and enhance established skills in generating and fuelling creative work from research;

• be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and contextualise the contribution of the creative work to contemporary culture;

• be able to demonstrate strong editorial skills, in macro-structural control and in stylistic and grammatical detail;

• be able to manage time and study resources over a sustained period;

• be able to demonstrate an understanding of ethical and cultural issues pertaining to the extended piece of writing.

The thesis of 12,000 words, of which 9500 can be an integrated creative writing project in any genre and a 2500 word essay contextualising the creative piece or the equivalent in Poetry (475 lines) or Script (40 minutes performance time) (100%) due at the end of the second semester of study. Individual projects are discussed and agreed upon by negotiation early in the first semester with the supervisor. In the first weeks of the first semester, under the supervisor's guidance and by completion of 106-401 Research Principles and Practices, the student will prepare a detailed project proposal and bibliography. This mentoring process will guide the student through the research and writing process over the two semesters of the thesis enrolment.

An appropriate bibliography for each project will be established in consultation with the supervisor and in the compulsory subject 106-401 Research Principles and Practices.