ATS3489 · The writer's world: Practice, publishing and performance for creative writers

Overview

In this unit you will examine contemporary creative writing in the context of local and global literary cultures, and in public and private life. "The Writer's World" is an advanced subject where you will extend your writing, collaborative, editorial and production skills. A focus of this subject is how you will take your creative writing skills out of the university and into the world, whether it’s in the public domain or in private life. In this subject, you will investigate the writer’s various functions in society as local and global citizens, including the writer as activist, archivist, witness and the writer as world builder.

Areas of study: Literary studies

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. design and complete a major writing project;
2. articulate and make progress towards your writing goals within local, global, private and public contexts of creative writing;
3. collaborate with others to develop and execute creative concepts, effectively communicating, evaluating and integrating feedback.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.