Professional Contexts of Literary and Feature Writing
PostgraduateMAQ-ENGX80752025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 20 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 28 July 2025
- Price from
- $3,070
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Professional Contexts of Literary and Feature Writing
About this subject
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify and analyse magazines that publish different genres of creative writing: literary fiction, genre fiction, and creative non-fiction periodicals that publish writing on lifestyle and entertainment.
- Analyse and critique key issues raised in the production of different genres of writing.
- Apply technical skills and specialist knowledge within a sustained major work appropriate to specific readerships or community contexts.
- Demonstrate ethical conduct in relation to the production and publication processes of professional writing.
- Work collaboratively in groups to identify and analyse the features of different writing markets.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
This unit focuses on developing work for magazines that publish different genres of creative writing: literary fiction, genre fiction, and creative non-fiction periodicals that publish writing on lifestyle and entertainment topics such as food and travel. Students learn to identify markets and publication outlets. They analyse specific readerships, styles, and topical content before developing their own publication-ready projects targeting a specific market and learning how to pitch to these magazines.
- Participatory task (30%)
- Proposal/Project Plan (20%)
- Creative work (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- MAQ-MCW-MAS-2025 - Master of Creative Writing
Others
NCCW (pre-2020 units) ENGL875, ENGL8075
Pre-requisite Admission to MCrWrit
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Student feedback
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateMAQ-MCW-MAS