Teaching Block 1:
30% PRACTICAL TASK: on grammar, punctuation, proofreading and editorial notation [2 hours] (Learning Outcomes 1, 5)

Teaching Block 2:
70% PORTFOLIO (final piece)
a) 3,500 of original , completed creative writing (Learning Outcomes 4, 5)
b) evidence of editorial practice (drafts, peer review comments, evidence of workshop and editorial board attendance) (Learning Outcomes 2, 3)

Key Information Set Data:
30% Practical Task
70% Coursework

This is a module for working out ideas through writing. These practice-led workshops will explore the process of writing and re-writing and importantly, hinge upon advanced conceptual editing, where a change of point-of-view, plot turn or timeline may completely change the emphasis and meanings of an original idea. Students will learn how to turn unexceptional sentences into fine writing, line by line and page by page. The drafting process will be discussed using a variety of texts at different stages of completion which have been selected by the module tutor. Students will also look at reshaping or modernising texts with a view to opening up new projects. Students will consider how they can balance their own sense of a text's value with the critical feedback they receive. We will look at how to source possible outlets for their work and how to market it effectively. A variety of media will be considered: Audio, Print, Performance & Internet outlets will be identified and examined.

This is a 20-week module consisting of craft lectures, workshops and one-to-one tutorials. One of the principles underlying this module is the belief that the editing of new and existing manuscripts can push a student's work towards a publishable standard. A thorough knowledge of advanced editing techniques in invaluable when dealing with all printed matter and so the skills learnt here will not only compliment a student's own work but also be a useful lifelong skill in the work place.

Key Information Set Data:
24% Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities
76% Guided Independent Learning

Library
Internet
Networked PC DVD/Video Projection.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details supplied in module handbook.

Browne, Renni and King, David: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (Harper Resource, 2004)
Marek, Richard and Sharp, Leslie: A Concise Guide to Book Editing (Cambridge University Press, 1994)
Seidman, Michael: The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction (Writers Digest Books, 2002)
Kinzie, Mary: A Poets Guide to Poetry (University of Chicago Press, 1999)

1. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF WRITING AND THE EDITING IN THESE DIFFERENT FORMS, FORMATS AND GENRES (E.G. POETRY, THE SHORT STORY).
[Knowledge and Understanding]

2. INTERPRET AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WRITING FROM EARLY DRAFTS TO PRINT-READY COPY
[Analysis; Learning]

3. UNDERTAKE NEW TASKS AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS (INCLUDING ORAL AND PRESENTATIONAL) WHILE WORKING ON THEIR OWN PIECES OF WRITING AND DISCUSSING AND EVALUATING THESE WITH OTHER STUDENTS
[Communication]

4. TRANSFER INSIGHTS AND IDEAS FROM TEXTS STUDIED TO PIECES OF WRITING OF THEIR OWN, IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FORMS-POETRY, PROSE AND DRAMATIC DIALOGUE
[Application]

5. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO MANAGE TIME, REFLECT AND ARTICULATE IDEAS ON THEIR OWN AND OTHERS WRITING AND MAKE A PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSION TO A JOURNAL
[Reflection]