To give students an opportunity to think about the nature and value of creativity, in theory and practice, mainly through the medium of creative writing.
To introduce and develop an awareness of the creative writing process, in poetry and prose.
To develop writing skills in conjunction with the development of critical and theoretical reading in relation to the genres of poetry and prose.
To introduce and develop an awareness of the function and importance of the drafting process.
To foster independent reading of contemporary literature in a variety of genre and media.

(LO1) Students wil be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the range of approaches to, and writings about creativity, from ancient to modern.

(LO2) Familiarity and experimentation with a variety of poetic and / or narrative techniques.

(LO3) Familiarity and experimentation with a range of literary techniques, eg persona, image, symbol, point of view.

(LO4) An understanding through practical work of genre and an awareness of the range of options available to the poet or short story writer.

(LO5) Insight developed through interaction with professional writers or creative artists.

(LO6) An ability to constructively evaluate their own poetry and prose and that of their peers.

(LO7) A practical insight into the creation of texts that will feed into their understanting of past and contemporary literary critical thinking.

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking

(S4) Improving own learning/performance - Self-awareness/self-analysis

Students will be introduced to a range of writers who address creativity, ranging from Aristotle to contemporary psychoanalytical theorists. Authors covered will include: Aristotle, Coleridge, Keats, Woolf, Klein, Winnicott, Milner, Bollas. Weekly lectures will give an ongoing theoretical and practical context for explorations of the writing craft. In workshops and tutorials students will take part in writing exercises and games, as well as in other activities that will help development of the critical and editorial processes involved when writing creatively, in either poetry or prose. The syllabus may typically include explorations of the following: image, symbol and metaphor, dialogue, endings, style, voice, point of view and writing in form.

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
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Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Notes: Lectures will give theoretical and practical contexts for thinking about creativity and the writing process.

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
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Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 3 - Other
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Attendance Recorded: No