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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 06 Mar 2023
- 17 Jul 2023
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Subject details
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- Introduction to forms and structures
- The academic essay
- The personal essay
- The short story
- The poem
- The critical review
- Writing for new technologies
- Scriptwriting
- The exegesis
- Writing for alternative performance
- The feature article
- Workshopping and writing collaborations
No eligibility requirements
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject provides an introduction to the fundamentals of contemporary practice in a range of forms pertinent to creative writing industries and the student’s progress through a creative writing major in a bachelor’s degree. The forms focussed on are: the poem, the performance script and film script, electronic literature forms, the critical review, the essay and the exegesis.Â
You will have opportunity to develop basic skills and understandings of the structures in each of these forms, and will be provided with a supportive environment for producing a folio of original pieces reflecting your development.
- Academic or Personal Essay (35%)
- Creative Assignment (35%)
- Online Discussion (30%)
Current study term: 05 Mar 23 to 02 Jun 23
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Next study term: 16 Jul 23 to 13 Oct 23
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