This module seeks to provide students with the opportunity to enhance and refine their creative writing. The module offers students a supportive environment to develop their own distinctive approach to creative practice. Through reflective reading – both of their peers and established writers, alongside exploratory reading of their choice – students will learn to read as writers, drawing on the skills and practices of other writers, whilst situating their own work within a wider field. Students will enhance their awareness of appropriate industry areas, gaining skills and confidence in approaching key figures such as agents and editors.

(LO1) Students will be able to work with independence to produce original creative writing.

(LO2) Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced compositional techniques and methods and a sophisticated awareness of the range of options available to them as writers.

(LO3) Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the drafting process and its importance in relation to creative writing.

(LO4) Students will be able to reflect on their creative practice in relation to the writing of others.

(LO5) Students will be able to identify key industry figures and to articulate how their work is appropriate for particular platforms.

(S1) Students will gain advanced compositional skills in creative writing.

(S2) Students will gain advanced communication, interpersonal and communication skills.

(S3) Students will develop resilience and independence in the production of their own creative writing.

(S4) Students will gain the ability to use IT and other relevant tools to present written work to a professional standard.

(S5) Students will gain the ability to handle complex information in a critical, creative and self-reflective manner.

(S6) Students will gain organisation skills in managing time and workloads, and in meeting deadlines.

(S7) Students will gain confidence in self-promotion and enhance their professional practice skills.

This module will focus on developing students’ creative practice. In small-group workshops, students will present their writing for critical reflection, as well as reflecting on the work of their peers. There are no set parameters as to the kind of creative writing students may produce, as the module is an opportunity for them to begin to build a creative portfolio that best reflects their interests as writers. Accordingly, students are also expected to demonstrate how their reading is supporting and shaping their creative practice (a whole-cohort workshop will offer approaches to this). As such, the majority of the reading for this module will be dictated by the interests of the student, though a small amount of reading will be provided by tutors, alongside individual guidance on texts/authors a broader reading list on creative writing. Students will be expected to submit writing prior to tutorials and to be prepared to offer detailed feedback on that of their peers.

Teaching Method 1 - small-group session (face-to-face or online, as can be accommodated): 5 x 2 hour for 5 weeks.

Teaching Method 2 – Large-group session (face-to-face or online, as can be accommodated): 1 x 2 hour for 1 week.

Self-directed learning hours may be used for creative writing and reflective reading (including of peers’ work).

The majority of teaching will be delivered face to face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience.