Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Aims
The Module aims to establish and develop students' understanding of the conventions and practices of the profession of creative writing, including the preparation, editing and submission routes for original work, the performance of one's writing in different venues and the ecology of publication and performance. It aims also to encourage students' engagement with the world outside of creative writing in the academy.
Intended Learning Outcomes
analyse the ecology of publication opportunities: 1prepare and present writing and/or manuscripts which conform to editing conventions: 2,3research and understand publication types and submission guidelines: 1present their own writing through performance/live reading/recital: 3pitch writing to appropriate publishing platforms: 2
Lectures : 6 hoursSeminars : 12 hoursWorkshops: 12 hoursOpen Advice Sessions : 5 hoursFeedback: 1 hourIndividual Study: 72 hoursSeminar/Assessment Prep: 42 hours
Description of Module Assessment
1: Exercise weighted 10%Report on Submission OpportunitiesResearch and present via a slide on the KLE a description of 3 current submission opportunities which match the student's creative interests and ability to meet submission guidelines.
2: Writing Assessment weighted 70%A Piece of Submittable Original WritingA piece of original poetry (1-3 poems), fiction (500-1000 words) or script (3-5 minutes) tailored to a specific Call for Submissions, as identified in Assessment 1, together with a 500-word Commentary on how the piece relates to the submission guidelines.
3: Performance weighted 20%A Performance of WritingA performance of part or all of original writing from Assessment 2 to an audience. This will involve either a recital of poetry or a story or a performance of a script to the peer group.