This is a first year unit which engages with the writing process - it looks at how to turn ideas and inspiration into coherent narrative structures. Students will be introduced to the essential of storytelling through a focus on three writing areas fiction, nonfiction and script writing. This unit gives students the opportunity to experiment and practice with different forms of writing, develop their skills as critical readers as well as writers and build their knowledge of contemporary literature and film. Students also read the published fiction of Professional Writing students in the literary magazine Offset, and are encouraged to contribute to the magazine. Lectures focus on historical and contemporary aspects of narrative and narrative structure, and on the contexts in which writers work. The unit also features short film screenings and guest lectures by creative writers.
