Library and VLE

1. Demonstrate knowledge of writing in different forms, such as fiction, script, and poetry.
2. Develop your craft and make sound judgements in accordance with basic techniques and concepts.
3. Communicate your knowledge in a carefully edited creative portfolio
4. Reflect on your creative process

Portfolio 1 will include 2500 words (or equivalent) of your creative writing in each of the literary forms taught on the module (Learning outcomes 1,2,3).

A Reflective Commentary on your creative process for the literary forms (Learning Outcome 4). hted .

Portfolio 2 will include 2000 words (or equivalent) of your creative writing in your chosen specialist form/s taught on the module (Learning outcomes 1,2,3) A Critical Reflection on your Creative Process for the chosen literary form of 1000 words w (Learning Outcome 4).

This module will introduce you to the main forms of creative writing: prose fiction, script, and poetry through practice-led workshops. Wherever you are in your writing journey, this introductory module will support your development as a writer and expand your knowledge and understanding of the various forms of creative writing.

Take your first steps into the world of creative writing in this vibrant, practice-led module which will support you in honing your craft. Delivered by published writers at the forefront of their expertise, you will explore what it means to become a writer in the forms of poetry, prose fiction and script.

There will be a programme of workshops related to the literary texts, with individual tutorials available to support your own creative writing. One of the principles underlying this module is the belief that the practice of writing can be assisted by knowledge and understanding of literature, so, the practice of reading as a writer in the programme of workshops will accompany creative writing, reading and evaluations of student work in the sessions.

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GARDNER, J. 1991. The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers. zLondon: Vintage; Reissue edition (4 Jun. 1991)
GRAHAM, R & LEACH, H. (eds) 2014. The Road to Somewhere: A Creative Writing Companion. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
LODGE. D. 2011. The Art of Fiction. London: Vintage
MOKHTARI, T. 2019. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing. London: Bloomsbury.

TERRY, P. 2019. The Penguin Book of Oulipo: Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form (Penguin Modern Classics). London: Penguin.
WILLIAMS, R. 2019. The Poetry Toolkit: The Essential Guide to Studying Poetry. 3rd Edition.z London, Bloomsbury