What kind of writer do you want to be? What are some of the key ideas, forms and genres that preoccupy contemporary writers of poetry, literary fiction and narrative non-fiction? How will your own work be situated in this terrain?
Through talks and seminar sessions with practitioners, you will discover how a diverse range of writers approach their craft and discuss what is current in contemporary writing. You will have the opportunity to plan and deliver events. You will be encouraged to respond to the questions that emerge from these conversations and to frame your own critical and creative enquiry, thinking about your own work in dialogue with a wider literary, social and cultural context (or contexts).
This module will help you to understand the contemporary literary landscape and to think through your own ambitions and identity as a writer.
Workshop 16, Lecture/event 16
3,500 words Extended writing. Assessment Details: Essay on a topic chosen by the student worth 80%. This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
6-8 slides (max. 500 words) Event pitch. Assessment Details: Pitch for event (slides and text) worth 20%.
Reassessment Method: Single instrument 100% written assessment (4000 words)
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
Reflect upon and analyse current trends, concerns, and movements in contemporary writing, and how they sit within a wider cultural and social context.
Formulate and discuss complex stylistic, formal and conceptual questions in relation to their own creative work and that of others.
Plan and implement events with internal and/or external speakers and reflect upon the outcome of these events.
Generate their own research question in response to various stimuli, at an advanced level.
Compose a coherent, clear and original piece of creative/critical writing.
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