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Your introduction to creative writing at university level, and a pathway towards further study. Explore the writing process and get to know genres and forms, putting pen to paper as your write short fiction and graduating with a collection of your own.

Undergraduate Certificate in Creative Writing

An Introduction to Creative Writing

Creative Writing

Introduction to Creative and Professional Writing

Professional Writing

Travel Writing

Writing the Short Story

Writing for Children

Writing Short Fiction

Writing Long Fiction

Writing Genre Fiction

Step into the world of publishing and professional writing. Draft ways to conduct research when planning your writing. Focus on genres like the personal essay and the short story. Create your own written piece drawing on a range of techniques

Unleash your inner wordsmith. Learn the narrative techniques different types of writing use and why, before putting pen to paper yourself. Develop short scenes for the stage, deconstruct poetry, and get knee-deep in creative writing workshops.

Learn travel writing conventions through short exercises and discussions. Discover how freelance travel writers find work and develop relationships with editors. Develop a publishable piece of travel writing that you could pitch to a publication.

Get to know the conventions that define different fiction genres. Then conceive, write and edit a short story in your chosen style. Learn how to give and receive constructive feedback during writing workshops, where you’ll connect with other creatives.

Start the next chapter in your literary learning. Learn about the traditions, parameters and possibilities of short fiction at an intermediate level. Join workshop discussions and dissect each other’s work. Find your flow with drafting and editing.

Explore what it takes to write a novella or novel, and the challenges that can arise when planning a long fiction project. Analyse how other contemporary writers have succeeded. Compose several chapters and a synopsis for a new piece of work.

Discuss examples of children's literature in Australia, so you can learn from other authors' narrative techniques. Discover what it takes to develop a marketable idea for a children's book. Receive valuable feedback on a work-in-progress.

Explore the broad church of writing styles that make up the poetic form. Get swept up by sonnets, free verse, rhyming couplets and narrative prose poems. Analyse the role of language and expression. Find out about the poetry publishing industry.

Writing Poetry

Craft short stories while taking into account themes, viewpoints and structure. Query short story genres. Take a look at your own writing process and look for ways to improve it. Examine the writing industry and ask how you can break into it.

Creative Writing Supervised Project

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