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Creative Writing 2: Concept and Practice (ENGL304)
Semester 2 / 2010

Texts

y separately published work icon Re-Placement : A National Anthology of Creative Writing from Universities across Australia Moya Costello , Victor Marsh , Janie Conway-Herron (editor), Lismore : Southern Cross University Press , 2008 Z1553325 2008 anthology poetry prose short story (taught in 3 units) 'Re-Placement is an anthology from writers enrolled in creative writing courses at universities across Australia. It is the fourth such anthology of work from members of the Australian Association of Writing Programs and the first to be hosted by Southern Cross University.' (Provided by publisher.)
y separately published work icon The Writing Experiment : Strategies for Innovative Creative Writing Hazel Smith , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2005 Z1180448 2005 single work criticism (taught in 10 units)

'The book is specifically designed for tertiary level students studying creative writing, though it can be used by the more general reader. It takes an experimental approach, stresses incremental strategies and uses literary and cultural theory to illuminate the process of writing. It includes many different types of writing, including fiction, poetry, mixed genre writing, writing for performance and writing for new media. Each chapter is illustrated with extensive student and published examples.'

(Source: information provided by Hazel Smith.)

Description

This unit continues and extends the practical work and outcomes undertaken and achieved in the prerequisite unit ENGL201 Creating Writing 1: An introduction. The unit encourages responses to different approaches to creative writing, such as post-modernist, post-structuralist, post-colonial and feminist writings as well as examining the differences in written discourse, including factual writing. The aim is to encourage students to attempt new ways of writing and to develop their work into finished creative texts, with the capacity to consciously position these texts within the wider discourse. Students continue to develop their learning of practical writing skills, their use of language, and to deepen their reflection and knowledge about their writing, which are demonstrated in an on-course writing portfolio. Unit readings provide examples of creative writing and theoretical material and aim to inform students of issues of direct concern within contemporary writing. These readings encourage students to expand into new areas of writing and to stimulate intellectual and creative enquiry. As well as the weekly seminar class, all students access the unit website for online learning activities and to access the iLectures.

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Levels: Undergraduate
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