Studying Creative Writing

What can you expect from a creative writing course? What skills do you need to develop? How can you make the most of your degree course - and the opportunities it can create? This book is designed to answer those questions. It explains how to: learn from other writers, workshops, and online study; develop ideas and edit your own work; present your writing and reflect on it; understand and meet assessment requirements; apply your learning to life after the course. This practical guide for current and prospective students of creative writing in higher education comprises: What to expect of a creative writing degree by Sharon Norris; The skills you'll need to study creative writing by Ally Chisholm; The importance of reading to your writing by Shawn Shiflett; Pre-writing: how to use journals, notes and plans to improve your writing by Lorna Fergusson; Workshops: what they are (and aren't) and how to make the most of them by Jennifer Young; Online learning and how it can help your work by Elizabeth Reeder; The role of editing and redrafting, and how to do both by Spencer Jordan; 'Reading aloud: making the most of your work when you present it' by Nabila Jameel; The role of critical reflections and how to write them by Sharon Norris; Assessment: how it's done and its implications for your work by Helen Kidd; What happens next? How to proceed after graduation by Sally O'Reilly.