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Texts
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Sudden Fiction International!$!Shapard, Robert!$! !$!WW Norton!$!1990
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The Writer's Reader : A Guide to Writing Fiction and Poetry
Brenda Walker
(editor),
Sydney
:
Halstead Press
,
2002
Z961277
2002
anthology
criticism
(taught in 16 units)
Description
This unit introduces students to the steps involved in producing polished works of short fiction: generating ideas through writing exercises, improving work through redrafting, and refining work through copy-editing. Seminars will focus on aspects of writing craft, while workshops will enable students to receive critical feedback on their own work and develop skills in critiquing the work of their peers.
Assessment
Microstory: 300 words (20%); short story: 2,000 words (40%); in-class critique (20%); class journal (20%)
Supplementary Texts
Grenville, Kate. The Writing Book. Allen & Unwin.
Other Details
Offered in:
2009
Current Campus:
Hobart, Launceston
Levels:
Undergraduate
