$1,037 $0
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
12 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
The third university established in Victoria, La Trobe University has a diverse community of more than 38,000 students and staff. Its commitment to excellence in teaching and research prepares students to make a bold and positive impact in today's global community. La Trobe provides Open Universities Australia with its core tenets, entrepreneurship and sustainability.
Learn more about La Trobe.
Explore La Trobe courses.
QS Ranking 2023
20
Times Higher Education Ranking 2023
16
Need help?
Our student advisors are here to guide you with:
- Enrolling and eligibility
- Fee and loan information
- Credit and recognition for prior learning
Subject details
-
- • How to read like a writer.
- • Key elements of writing and how to use them.
- • Style, language and form in fiction.
- • How to give and receive feedback on writing.
- • Writing humour, drama and the fantastical.
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed CPW2RFW (Reading For Writers) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
In this subject, you will undertake a close and scholarly analysis of fiction and creative non fiction. Reading across a range of genres in 20th and 21st century work, you will engage with texts to identify the stylistic and technical choices writers have made and to consider the effects of these both in the prescribed texts and how they can apply these in their own writing.
- Creative narrative response to a text using techniques analysed in class. (2000 words) (45%)
- Workbook of exercises and responses completed in-class, online, and at home. (1500 words) (35%)
- Weekly online reading exercises (500 words equivalent) (20%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).