Undergraduate | LTU-ENG2WFI-2023
Writing Fiction
Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
12 weeks
Start dates
- 31 July 2023
Price from
$1,892
Upfront cost
$0
About this subject
What you'll learn
1. Generate short fictional narratives with clear structure and expression.
2. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and application of the terms and concepts introduced during the subject.
3. Develop effective strategies for offering and receiving constructive feedback within a diverse cohort.
4. Engage critically with fictional texts.
- • The form of the short story.
- • Story structure and plot.
- • Narrative voice.
- • Creating compelling characters.
- • Place and setting.
- • Writing in different genres.
- • Writing and revision processes and tips.
This subject is designed for those who wish to write creatively and focuses on the craft of fiction, and especially the short story. Students will draft and edit two short stories during the semester and provide feedback to other students on their draft stories. We read and discuss selected Australian short fiction in different styles, voices, and genres, and do hands-on writing exercises in class. It provides a theoretical framework and practical skills for writers and readers.
- Fiction analysis (250 words equivalency). Online asynchronous reading activities analysing the week's set text. (10%)
- Peer review: Tutorial (250 words equivalency). Students provide online written feedback to peers on draft stories, and use this as a basis for class discussion. (10%)
- One 2,000-word assignment. Peer feedback given on one of the major assignments during workshop. (40%)
- One 2,000-word assignment. Peer feedback given on one drafts of the major assignments during workshop. Detailed feedback from tutors on this assessment, against published criteria and rubric. (40%)
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Entry requirements
Others
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following degrees
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-PYS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-CYS-DEG
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