AustLit
Texts
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Singing My Sister Down 2004 single work short story science fiction horror fantasy (taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: Black Juice 2004; (p. 1-18) Sunset : Penguin Australian Summer Stories 2005; (p. 203-216) The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 1 2005; (p. 15-26) The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection 2005; (p. 337-343) Black Juice 2005; (p. 3-16) Black Juice 2006; (p. 1-16) -
Do You Love Me? 1975 single work short story (taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: Tabloid Story , 28 June no. 15 1975; (p. 47-51) The Most Beautiful Lies : A Collection of Stories by Five Major Contemporary Fiction Writers: Bail, Carey, Lurie, Moorhouse and Wilding 1977; (p. 88-98) War Crimes : Short Stories 1979; (p. 17-31) The Fat Man in History 1980; The Faber Book of Contemporary Australian Short Stories 1988; (p. 343-353) The Fat Man in History 1990; (p. 44-54)
Description
In this subject students engage with the conventions of genre, building upon knowledge and skills gained in other subjects. Genre is the conceptual and structural heart of writing, either in traditional manifestations (e.g. speculative fiction) or as a blend of genres (the literary mash-up). Students produce and collectively workshop their own genre writing in a chosen form, demonstrating an understanding of the conventions of genre writing and a willingness to challenge and extend it. The genre(s) studied may vary from one year to the next. Where possible, classes are grouped to enable students to write in their chosen form (e.g. fiction, screenwriting, poetry).
