Issue Details: First known date: 2005... vol. 9 no. 2 October 2005 of TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs est. 1997 TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs
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This issue of TEXT substantiates the fact that 'much of the work ... undertake[n] as creative writers is research' ... 'and adds to the body of knowledge about writers, writing and research.'- Editorial

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  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Creative Writing and the new RQF, Jen Webb , Nigel Krauth , single work criticism

In their editiorial, Webb and Krauth discuss writing's 'identity as a research discipline as well as a creative practice' in reference to the Australian government's preferred Research Quality Framework (RQF).

Creative Writers on Campus: Dead Spies, Living Lies, 1593 to the Present, Graeme Harper , single work criticism

In this paper the author looks at the world history of the 'relationship between creator and critic on campus'.

Fractured Writing: Creativity, the University and the Australian Culture Wars, Miriam Sved , single work criticism
Sved poses the question '[H]ow has university creative writing entered and affected the hostile dialectic between writer and critic? This paper will aim to address this question, while touching on a wider terrain of debates about creativity, the academy and Australian cultural politics.'
Of Litter and Letters, Dominique Hecq , single work essay
The author 'wish[es] to argue here in defence of books, literature, and 'old' literature in particular. For no writing occurs without reading.'
Reluctant Reader Boys: Writing Appealing and Acccessible Fiction, Greg Opie , single work criticism
'Is it possible to write fiction for boys that is appealing and accessible to the struggling reluctant reader and, at the same time, of genuine interest for the accomplished reader within the same peer group?' The author uses examples from the Australian series Aussie Chomps published by Puffin.
The Process of Genre: Authors, Readers, Institutions, Kim Wilkins , single work criticism
Kim Wilkins looks at the question of genre noting that '...genres are not static, ahistorical categories. Rather, genres are processes.' Wilkins uses as an example her own novel Giants of the Frost (2004) which 'was positioned and re-positioned in terms of genre: via my own intentions, via reader reception and via institutional influences (e.g. the university, my publishers, the media, booksellers).'
The Romantic Ego in the Creative Writing Workshop, Phillip Edmonds , single work essay
The Place of Writing, Kim Cheng Boey , single work essay
(28)i"without witness words", Deanne Leber , single work poetry
(28)i"mirror me icon. in words you exist. lick the page. i want to be you. be. you to full.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry
(28)i"found your picture preparing me for take off. named me your icon. you'd be surprised.", Deanne Leber , single work poetry

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