Fiction Writing: Story, Structure and Starting Out (ALW225/ALW732)
Trimester 1 / 2013

Description

This unit explores technical and discursive aspects of fiction-writing, with reference to highly regarded texts. The unit involves much exploration of creativity and experimentation; improvisation and revision. Students must be prepared to do considerable practical work in and out of tutorials. Each student will submit a complete original work or works of fiction. This work may be presented in a number of forms, including short story, hypertext, fiction for installation or exhibition, for example.

ALW225 homepage: http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/courses/unit.php?unit=ALW225&return_to=%2Fcurrent-students%2Fcourses%2Fcourse.php%3Fcourse%3DA300%26version%3D1

ALW732 homepage: http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/courses/unit.php?unit=ALW732&return_to=%2Fcurrent-students%2Fcourses%2Fcourse.php%3Fcourse%3DA561%26version%3D1

Assessment

Report 30%

Original work or series of works of fiction 50%

Workshop responses and class participation 20%

Other Details

This unit is only available to students enrolled in Faculty of Arts and Education courses and D311, D312, D313, D326, D346, D347, D370, D391

Offered in: 2010, 2011, 2012
Current Campus: Burwood (Melbourne) (Undergraduate and Postgraduate), Geelong Waurn Ponds (Undergraduate only), External (Postgraduate only)
Levels: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
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