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School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course emphasizes writing process and revision by encouraging students to write and develop their own prose and poetry, and by using writers' manuscripts and published work as examples. It teaches close reading and analysis of published prose and poetry as the means by which writers historically learned to write, and as a skill necessary for revising drafts. By attentive reading of contemporary and twentieth century literature from a range of cultural perspectives, students will understand the differences between genres, the social and political sources for creative work, and will develop their skills as writers of diverse and engaging texts. The course will include discussion of editing, and publishing.
Written and oral comments on other students' writing (10 short written comments; oral responses in all workshops)
Learning outcomes 4
1 x essay of 2000 - 2500 words
Learning outcomes 3, 5
1 x portfolio of creative work of 3500 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact: 12 hours of lectures and 24 hours of tutorials. b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Weekly readings available via wattle. Preliminary Reading James Wood, How Fiction Works, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008; Kinzie, Mary. ‘Line and Half-Meaning.’ A Poet’s Guide to Poetry. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999