Creative Writing Guidebook

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9429-0
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 276 g

Creative writing is a popular subject area which is growing rapidly. With a wealth of excellent international contributors in genre-specific and cross-genre chapters, this book sets out an informative and inspiring introduction to writing creatively.

The Creative Writing Guidebook is the key text for learning creative writing. Packed full of useful advice, exercises and readings, it sets out an informative and inspiring introduction to writing creatively.

Taking a practical, workshop approach to creative writing, this comprehensive guidebook includes introductions to genres of writing, including the novel, poetry, screenwriting, new media and non-fiction. It includes workshop exercises suitable for each genre; a wide-range of examples and suggestions for further reading and discussions of cross-genre issues such as point of view, character, setting and voice.
Written by internationally renowned experts, this is the definitive textbook on creative writing for students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harper, Graeme

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction, Graeme Harper (University of Portsmouth, UK)
I. The Workshops
1. Short Fiction Works, Catherine Dent (Shippensburg University, USA) and Silas Zobal (Dickenson College, USA)
2. Poetry Workshop, Jeri Kroll (Flinders University, Australia)
3. Novel Workshop, Graeme Harper (University of Portsmouth, UK)
4. Playwriting Workshop, Oliver Mayer (USC School of Theatre, USA)

5. Scriptwriting Workshop, Ken Dancyger (New York University, USA)
6. Radio Writing Workshop, Graham Mort (Lancaster University, UK)
7. New Media Workshop, Hazel Smith (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
8. Creative Non-Fiction Workshop, William S Penn (Michigan State University, USA)
9. Writing for Children Workshop, Gill James (University of Salford, USA)
II. Across the Workshops
10. Structure, Style, Theme, Adrianne Finlay (Binghampton University, USA)
11. Voice, Form, Point of View, Graeme Harper (University of Portsmouth, UK)
Author biographies
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Graeme Harper is Professor and Director of the National Institute for Excellence in the Creative Industries at Bangor University, UK. He is Co-Editor, with O.Evans, of the journal Studies in European Cinema and Co-Founder of the international European Cinema Research Forum (ECRF). His previous works include Signs of Life: Cinema and Medicine, with A.Moor; and The Unsilvered Screen: Surrealism on Film, with R.Stone.