ENH2980

Introduction to fiction writing

(ART)

C Lokuge

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: In the collaborative atmosphere of workshops, students will use a range of set readings to experiment with the elements of fiction: narrative technique and point of view, characterisation, story, plotting and action, setting, figurative language, etc. Editing skills and preparing a manuscript for publication. The workshops will integrate reading, writing and editing skills through three activities: the study of a wide range of texts which will be used as models for students' creative explorations; writing exercises designed to develop students' skills in aspects of short story writing; editing of students' own writing and that of their colleagues and offering constructive criticism.

Assessment: Workshop participation: 10% + Short story and Reader's Report (1500 words): 30% + Folio of short stories and exegesis (3000 words): 60%