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y separately published work icon Creating Poetry Ron Pretty , Melbourne : Edward Arnold , 1987 Z1341450 1987 single work criticism (taught in 5 units) A handbook for creative writing and poetry.
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y separately published work icon The Writing Book : A Workbook for Fiction Writers Kate Grenville , Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1990 Z410184 1990 single work non-fiction (taught in 13 units)
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Screenplay: Foundations Of Screenwriting!$!Field, Syd!$!!$!Delta!$!2005
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Description

This subject aims to develop students' skills in imaginative writing by focussing on specific techniques and genres. It is organised into three modules: short fiction, poetry, script writing. The subject will consist of seminars and workshops on various aspects of writing - conceptual, developmental and practical. Tuition by visiting writers-in-residence will be a feature of this subject.

Supplementary Texts

Singleton, John; Luckhurst, Mary; Singleton M. (eds). The Creative Writing Handbook. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999.

Brophy, Kevin. Explorations in Creative Writing. Melbourne University Press, 2003.

Casterton, Julia. Creative Writing: A Practical Guide. Palgrave USA, 2005.

Smith, Hazel. The Writing Experiment: Strategies for Innovative Creative Writing. Allen & Unwin, 2005.

Other Details

Levels: Undergraduate
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