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Creative Non-Fiction Writing B (ALW731)
Semester 2 / 2011

Description

This unit will expand upon the strategies and techniques developed in trimester 1. It will involve in-depth examination of feature writing, satire and social comment, extended profiles and travel narratives, biography and autobiography. Related issues will also be examined including ethics, defamation and boundaries of creative non-fiction. Intensive workshopping of ideas and work-in-progress will take place, as will critical reading of a range of published materials.

Assessment

Two major assignments 1500 words 30% each OR one major assignment 3000 words 60%, AND presentation and research assignment equivalent to 1500 words 30%, participation in workshop 10%.

Other Details

Offered in: 2010
Current Campus: Burwood (Melbourne), External
Levels: Postgraduate
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