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)
The Little Red Writing Book
Sydney
:
University of New South Wales Press
,
2006
Z1324216
2006
single work
prose
(taught in 16 units)
'A book on technique, style, craft and manners for everyone who writes and wants to do it better. It is a manual of good diction, composition, sentence craft, paragraph design, structure and planning.' (Publisher's blurb)
Dear Writer Revisited
Strawberry Hills
:
Spineless Wonders
,
2013
6384792
2013
single work
criticism
(taught in 1 units)
'This book about writing and the imagination is essential reading for any writer, emerging or experienced. Re-released with new material and updated advice for the 21st century writer. Contains advice for writers, inspirational quotes from numerous authors as well as writing exercises.' (Publication summary)
This unit introduces students to the steps involved in producing polished works of short fiction: generating ideas through writing exercises, improving work through redrafting, and refining work through copy-editing. Seminars will focus on the close reading of published works of short fiction and aspects of writing craft, while workshops will enable students to receive critical feedback on their own work and develop skills in critiquing the work of their peers.
