- Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
This module is suitable for students new to Creative Writing, or those wishing to refresh their writing skills. The module will cover various aspects of creative writing, including: establishing a productive and enjoyable writing practice; academic creative writing; editing; characterisation; use of language; plotting; prose; poetry and script form writing. Each session will include discussion, mini-lectures and writing exercises, with an opportunity to share your work with fellow students on the online website. ‘Writer’s Toolkit’ is an ideal introductory module for anyone wishing to undertake other modules in the Creative Writing series, or to explore Creative Writing in general.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Summer Term 2024-25 |
To introduce writers to the key techniques and processes of creative writing at an academic level, including the use of critical reflection to improve practice:
Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
None
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Students receive regular verbal comments on their work through the critiquing workshops wherein they share their work. They may, in addition, elect to go online to share their work with one another. The tutor gives individual regular written and oral feedback throughout the module.
The assessment feedback is as per The University’s system and is written onto the relevant documents.
Morley, D. (2007) |
The Cambridge introduction to creative writing. Cambridge:, Cambridge University Press. |
Goldberg, N. (2005) |
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within London: Shambhala |
Sansom, Peter (2011)
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Writing Poems Bloodaxe Books |
Boulter, Amanda (2007) |
Writing Fiction: Creative and Critical Approaches. Palgrave Macmillan |
Rib Davis (2016) |
Writing Dialogue for Scripts. London: Bloomsbury |
Prose, Francine (2012) |
Reading Like A Writer London: Union Books |
And a selection of fiction and creative non fiction writing by other authors, for example: |
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Booth, Naomi (2022) |
Animals at Night. Liverpool: Dead Ink |
Amy Liptrot (2016) |
The Outrun London: Canongate |
Various Poets (2023) |
The Forward Book of Poetry London: Canongate |
Paul Murray (2023) |
The Bee Sting London: Macmillan |
Wainwright, Sally, (first aired 2019) |
Gentleman Jack, episode 1. Available from the BBC Writers Room website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/tv-drama/gentleman-jack/
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