Enrolments for 2022 have closed.

View information for 2023 course intake.

This unit contains mature content and may not be suitable for some students. Any student under the age of 16 who would like to enrol in this unit must first complete a Parental Consent Form.

Macquarie University logo

Publishing poetry and short stories

Undergraduate | MAQ-ENGX3007 | 2022

Previously MAQ-ENGX307

Course information for 2022 intake

View information for 2023 course intake

Wield the essential elements of narrative and structure as you continue to develop your writing practice. Workshop your creative concepts. Uncover new possibilities in the contemporary writing form. Produce a piece of creative writing for peer review.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
18 weeks

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Publishing poetry and short stories

About this subject

  • On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

    1. Acquire and apply knowledge of the different publication venues for poetry and short stories.
    2. Acquire and apply industry competence to contemporary Australian literary journals, their functioning and role in Australian literary culture and industry.
    3. Apply skills in relation to craft and technique to the writing of poetry and/or short stories.
    4. Critique and evaluate their own and other students’ creative writing processes.
    5. Demonstrate basic publishing skills including editing, proofreading, and formatting for online publication.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • MAQ-ENGX307 (Not currently available)

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units): ENG340, ENGL307, ENGL335, ENGX307
Pre-requisite: 20cp at 2000 level including ENGX2033 or ENGX233

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

What to study next?

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

Macquarie University logo

UndergraduateMAQ-ART-DEG

Bachelor of Arts

Single subject FAQs

Tell us a little about yourself

Keep track of your favourites

Create a free account or sign in to: