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y separately published work icon The Broken Shore Peter Temple , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2005 Z1207328 2005 single work novel crime (taught in 9 units)

'Joe Cashin was different once. He moved easily then; was surer and less thoughtful. But there are consequences when you've come so close to dying. For Cashin, they included a posting away from the world of Homicide to the quiet place on the coast where he grew up. Now all he has to do is play the country cop and walk the dogs. And sometimes think about how he was before.

'Then prominent local Charles Bourgoyne is bashed and left for dead. Everything seems to point to three boys from the nearby Aboriginal community; everyone seems to want it to. But Cashin is unconvinced. And as tragedy unfolds relentlessly into tragedy, he finds himself holding onto something that might be better let go.'
Source: Publisher's website (Sighted 22/8/11)

Description

RATIONALE:

This postgraduate unit is a key Creative Writing unit in the Masters program, and is open also to Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Honours students. This unit enables you to develop a sustained and coherent piece of work, and develop the analytical, practical and professional skills needed to work within this unique form. The unit is also designed to enable you to begin to develop a critical understanding of your own and others approaches to the writing life.

AIM:

This unit aims to:

  • familiarise you with the scope, challenges, philosophy and practices of writing a sustained creative work
  • enable you to develop an original and engaging novel
  • develop your editorial skills
  • provide you with a constructive and critical workshop experience in a blended learning environment
  • support you in developing a critical understanding of a professional writer's praxis, and use your critical engagement to further develop your own skills.

CONTENT:

This unit includes face-to-face and electronic learning environments designed to develop professional reading, editing and writing skills. The unit will enhance skills needed to develop, research, write and submit a novel to a professional agent or publisher.

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