This unit is the third in a series of three advanced practice units in creative writing. These units allow students to significantly advance their writing practice and associated critical and editorial skills. In this unit, students will work on an already-commenced, sustained work of fiction in the genre/s of their choice including poetry, short fiction, long-form fiction (eg: elements of a novel length work) and non-fiction with a specific emphasis on structural editing, redrafting, concluding and marketing sustained pieces – including contemporary writing and publishing industry issues. With the ability to articulate out of the other advanced practice units, this unit gives students a unique opportunity to work on a sustained piece of fiction for up to a year and a half. Intensive studio-based work, professionally-conducted mentorship opportunities, self-directed creative practice and critical peer evaluation characterise the teaching and learning in this unit.
