Description

This unit introduces prepares student writers to submit their works of fiction and creative non-fiction for publication. Lectures will focus on publishing outlets and opportunities, conditions in the contemporary publishing industry, publishers' expectations, layout, copy-editing and editorial polish. An assessment task, the Publishing Report, will enable students to identify and explore potential avenues for publication. In workshops, students will receive critical feedback on their own work and refine their skills in critiquing peer work.

Supplementary Texts

Writer's Reader: Guide To Writing Fiction & Poetry, Walker (ed)

Dear Writer Revisited, Carmel Bird

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