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Creative Writing: The Writer's Craft

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This is a comprehensive, multi-genre course in the craft of creative writing. Through writing exercises, cross-genre readings and engaging discussion, you will explore everything from the structural integrity of the sentence and the symbolic unity of word sounds, to the archetypal patterns in narrative and verse form. In addition to your weekly tutorials, expect to spend approximately three hours per week on your own, completing readings and writing exercises. You will develop the discipline and tools to hone your editorial skills and discover your own distinct voice.

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English Literature

• Creative writing
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• Shakespeare

Books on Writing

Poetry & creative nonfiction, literary journals, aotearoa nz writing, writers' tools.

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• The Fuse Box: Essays on Writing from Victoria University's International Institute of Modern Letters Print book available in the Library
• Cambridge Companion to Creative Writing by David Morley (Editor); Philip Neilsen (Editor) Addresses concepts important to the field of creative writing, while maintaining a strong craft emphasis, analysing exemplary models of writing and providing related writing exercises.
• Handbook of Creative Writing by Steven Earnshaw (Editor) Covers the central pillars of writing creatively: the theories behind the creativity, the techniques, and the writing as a commercial enterprise.
• Companion to Creative Writing by Graeme Harper (Editor) Considers key aspects of the practice, profession, and culture of creative writing in the contemporary world.

• The Situation and the Story by Vivian Gornick ISBN: 9780374528584 Publication Date: 2002-10-11 Physical book available from Kelburn Library
• The Art of the Personal Essay by Phillip Lopate ISBN: 9780385422987 Publication Date: 1994-01-01 Physical book available from Kelburn Library

• 99 ways into New Zealand poetry : over 85 key poems plus 25 poets talk about their work by Paula Green; Harry Ricketts ISBN: 1869791789 Publication Date: 2010 Physical book available at Kelburn Library
• 52 ways of looking at a poem, or, How reading modern poetry can change your life by Ruth Padel ISBN: 9780099429159 Publication Date: 2004 Print book available at Kelburn Library
• Landfall Online available from 2014. Physical copies of older volumes available at Kelburn Library and through the JC Beaglehole Room
• Sport Contains poetry, short stories, novel extracts, essays and art. Published in Wellington by Fergus Barrow. The latest issues are available in print at the Library. Accessed through the National Library Web Archive.
• The Paris Review Use the EBSCO link to access full-text of most recent issues.
• New Yorker Read 6 articles per month via New Yorker website. Use EBSCO or ProQuest to access full-text versions of articles.
• Wasafiri Full text available from 1997
• TLS - The Times Literary Supplement Use Gale Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive for 1902-2014. Use Gale Academic OneFile to access articles after 2014.
• London Review of Books Features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects.
• Best New Zealand Poems Introduces 25 poems by leading contemporary New Zealand poets. Published by International Institute of Modern Letters.
• Featured Showcases the best of NZ journalism.
• Landfall Showcases new fiction and poetry, as well as biographical and critical essays, and cultural commentary. Published by Otago University Press.
• Sport Features poetry, short stories, novel extracts, essays and art. Published by Victoria University Press.
• PressReader This link opens in a new window Provides access to many domestic and international magazines and newspapers, including NZ Listener and North & South.
• The Art of Creative Research by Philip Gerard Helps writers take their natural inclination to explore and observe and turn it into a workable--and enjoyable--research plan.
• Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors Provides a one-stop reference with comprehensive and helpful advice on a very broad range of issues encountered when writing or editing.
• Elements of Style by William Strunk; E. B. White The classic style manual that conveys the principles of English style.
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