There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

If you love to write creatively but haven't had the opportunity to hone your skills and learn the craft, this module is for you. Throughout the semester, you'll work towards creating an original, artistically ambitious, technically skilled and professionally polished short story. You'll practice the techniques professional writers use to create compelling narratives and avoid common pitfalls like tropes, stereotypes, and writers block.You'll underpin this with analytical reading and research into genre, form, stylistics, and craft. Through this module you will discover the nuances of plot, character development, narration, structure, and feedback to help you build your professional writing practice. Furthermore, you will learn to identify reader expectations over genres, movements, and age-ranges, allowing you to target your writing to where it will make the most impact, politically and commercially.Throughout this module you will work with fellow students to problem-solve and collaborate on original pieces of writing. You will debate the intersections of an author's time, place, and political message to discover if the author truly has a ‘voice'. Finally, you'll hone your skills in self-reflection and editing to take you from the first draft to submission.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Consider your purpose as a writer and develop insight into its relationship with your own ‘voice’.

LO2: Illustrate an understanding of the diversity of techniques and practices used in the creative process.

LO3: Utilise a problem-solving approach to reviewing your own writing and indicate how different creative techniques can make this more effective.

LO4: Explore the relationship of creative literature to the period it is written in, the target audience and reception, for a fuller understanding of an author’s intention and how this relates to your own writing.

LO5: Select specific literary theory and criticism to clarify your use of particular creative techniques.

LO6: Discuss and examine specific approaches to creative writing through participating in class discussions and in-class writing sessions.