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The Novella (3104HUM)
Semester 1 / 2012

Texts

Worry No More Nigel Krauth , 1993 single work short story crime (taught in 5 units)
— Appears in: Case Reopened 1993; (p. 1-47)
Worry No More Nigel Krauth , 1993 single work short story crime (taught in 5 units)
— Appears in: Case Reopened 1993; (p. 1-47)
Keller's Happy Campers!$!Keret, Edgar!$! !$!!$!
Brokeback Mountain appears in The New Yorker October 13,!$!Proulx, Annie!$!, 1997!$!!$!
Kellers Happy Campers!$!Keret, Etga!$!In The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God!$!!$!
The Metamorphosis!$!Kafka, Franz!$!In Franz Kafka Collected Stories!$!!$!

Description

Based on students own creative writing of a novella in prose or verse, and on reading and critiquing novellas by established writers, this course examines the processes by which creative practitioners produce and publish texts in sustained fiction forms in today's publishing contexts. The course examines theory and techniques applicable to these forms while it explores strategies for the enhancement and application of individual creative writing skills.

Assessment

Item 1: Proposal/Outline Deadline (5%)

Item 2: Folio Deadline 1 (25%)

Item 3: Folio Deadline 2 (30%)

Item 4: Seminar Presentation (30%)

Item 5: Workshop Participation (10%)

Other Details

This unit has a course reader.

Offered in: 2010, 2009
Current Campus: Gold Coast
Levels: Undergraduate
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