A creative work of up to 3,000 words which draws on a popular myth and relocates it in a con-temporary retelling using new stylistic, genre or structural approaches. Accompanied by 1000 word commentary

Creative Portfolio

In class presentation of 15 minutes in which you will present a short talk on a given author

Presentation

A critical essay of 3,000 words which focuses on one of the leading exponents of their particular genre/field

Critical Essay - 3000 words

This module explores the ways narratives take shape and the choices writers make to ensure that the style, structure and genre in which they write best suits the story they want to tell. It utilises common themes in writing - the hero&#39;s journey, the descent and return, the coming of age, the love story, to name a few, to examine how these tropes have been addressed by poets, novelists, short fiction writers and playwrights and how the themes have changed or metamorphosed into something quite different from the original story by an adept use of new writing approaches.

The module will allow you to critically and creatively explore your own writing ideas in the context of other writers and their influences. It will assist you to pose important questions to your own creative ideas and approaches – particularly questions about the best ways in which to craft a story be it through poetry, short fiction, a crime novel or a young adult work. In doing this you’ll engage with ideas that have shaped human storytelling from our earliest times, reflecting on their reiteration in contemporary narratives.

Writing Style, Structure and Genre - 7025WRIT

Writing Style, Structure and Genre

Submit critical and creative work to a high standard.

Produce and perfect creative work through exercises and redrafting with respect to the following semesters.

Demonstrate self-direction and originality in exploring questions about how writers write in ways which meet or subvert stylistic, structural or genre conventions;

Explore and write critically about writers who have led the field in their particular form or genre, relying on or renegotiating literary traditions to challenge established writing protocols;

Critically apply the influence of writers and writing on their own practices, particularly in class discussion and presentations;

Develop further and practice skills of scholarly presentation, organisation communication, documentation and evaluation;

Define, discuss and reflect on the range of styles, structures and genres open to them as writers;