Texts

y separately published work icon The Writer's Reader : A Guide to Writing Fiction and Poetry Brenda Walker (editor), Sydney : Halstead Press , 2002 Z961277 2002 anthology criticism (taught in 16 units)

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts

Description

The unit will offer the student the opportunity to develop an existing interest and/or strength in the writing of one or more of the following: literary short fiction; poetry; prose-poetry; performance pieces. The work of established writers will be the starting point for workshops in which students will be able to explore a range of subjects and styles through class exercises. As the unit proceeds, students are expected to develop sustained original creative work.

Assessment

Creative Work - Creative project 1

30%

Creative Work - Creative project 2

40%

Journal

20%

Workshop participation

10%

Supplementary Texts

Atwood, M. (2002). Negotiating with the dead: a writer on writing. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Dessaix, R. (1996). Night letters: a journey through Switzerland and Italy. Sydney, NSW: Macmillan.

Hrabal, B. (2001). Too loud a solitude. trans. by Michael Henry Heim. London, UK: Abacus.

Leonard, J. (Ed.) (1998). New music: an anthology of contemporary Australian poetry. NSW, Aust.: Five Islands Press.

Mailer, N. (2003). The spooky art: some thoughts on writing. London, UK: Little, Brown.

Meriwether, J. B. (Ed.) (2004). William Faulkner: essays, speeches and public letters. NY, USA: The Modern Library.

Moorhouse, F. (Ed.) (2004). Best Australian stories 2004. Melbourne, Vic.: Black Inc.

Winterson, J. (1996). Art objects: essays on ecstasy and effrontery. London, UK: Vintage.

Woolfe, S. and Grenville, K. (2001). Making stories: how ten Australian novels were written. St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin.

Other Details

Offered in: 2010
Current Campus: Mount Lawley Campus
Levels: Undergraduate
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