Undergraduate CUR-CWG300-2023
Writing for Children
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.
$1,892 $2,142
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 29 May 2023
- 27 Nov 2023
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Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- access and critically discuss issues and resources relevant to children’s writing in Australia
- analyse and discuss selected texts in terms of language complexity, style, sub-text, rhythm, narrative structure and narrative technique
- devise and develop three new marketable concepts to a professional standard for works of children’s literature
- constructively critique work-in-progress by peers with the perceived needs of the given target audience in mind, and synthesise and apply, where appropriate, feedback on their own work-in-progress.
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- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
No eligibility requirements
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
An advanced, special topic in writing for children leading to the production of marketable concepts for works of children's literature.
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- Picture Book (30%)
- Work of Junior Fiction (30%)
- Work of Adolescent Fiction (40%)
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