Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Future Students - Courses
Duration
Contact Hours
Campus
Prerequisite
Corequisite
12 Weeks or equivalent
3 Hours per Week
Lilydale
LPW701A Publication Folio Part A
Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points
A unit in the Master of Arts (Writing)
This unit is aimed at writers who wish to develop their skills further by producing a major piece of work for publication. It will: Introduce them to even more concepts and theories that will provide them with different insights into the process of writing Examine how different writers go about their writing Facilitate their writing of a major piece of work Upon completing this subject students will have: Insights into how an understanding of critical and cultural theories can contribute to their writing skills Effective writing strategies Completed a major piece of piece of writing
Upon completing this subject students will have:
Virtual lectures, virtual tutorials, electronic media, reading and practical exercises and e-tutors, e-mentors and e-peer groups.
Major work of 20,000 words or equivalent 60%, Participation in weekly Discussion Threads 40%
Synergies of Business, Curriculum, Personal and Creative Writing eBooks: In the Palm of Your Hand Visual Intelligence: Journey Through the Mind’s Eye Australian Colonial Writer Marcus Clarke and His Natural Life The Self and Electronic Revelations: Blogcasting; vlogging When Worlds Collide: The Story of Science Writing Books for Writers A Cook's Tale: Writing about Food Indigenous Inclusion in the Curriculum. Model of Report Writing Intellectual Property: The Legal Position Songwriting Readerly-Writer to Writerly-Reader: The Electronic (De)Construction of Self
Aaronsen, L. 2000, Television Writing: The Ground Rules of Series, Serials and Sitcoms. Australian, Radio and Television School: North Ryde, N.S.W. Arnold, J. 2007 Practice Led Research: A dynamic way to knowledge, Rock View Press: Melbourne. Barrett, E. and Bolt B. (eds.) (2007) Practice as Research: Approaches to Creative Arts Enquiry, London: IBTauris. Darnton, J. 2002. Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from The New York Times. New York: Times Books. Card, O. S. 1990, How to Write Science Fiction/Fantasy, Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books. Carter, P. (2004). Material thinking: The theory and practice of creative research. Melbourne: The Melbourne University Press. Frey, J.N. 1987, How to Write a Damn Good Novel, San Francisco: St Martin Press. Greene, M. (2001). Variations on a blue guitar: The Lincoln Center Institute lectures on aesthetic education. New York: Teachers College Press. Grix, J. 2004, The Foundations of Research, New York: Palgrave-Macmillan. Howard, D. 2006, How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film. New York: St. Martin's Press. Linenberg, F. C. & Irby, B. J. 2008. Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation, Thousand Oaks, CA: Corkin Press. Kowit, S. 1995, In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet’s Portable Workshop, London: Tilbury House. Mayer, B. 2005, The Novel Writer's Toolkit: A Guide To Writing Novels And Getting Them Published. Cincinnati, OH: Writers’ Digest. Miller, P. 1994, Writing Your Life: A Journey of Discovery, St Leonard’s, N.S.W: .Allen and Unwin, Pianka, P.T. 1998, How to Write Romances, Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books. Poynter, D. 2005, Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thought into Books. Santa Barbara: Para Publishing. Shaw, E 1999, Writing the Nonfiction Book, Boston: Rodgers and Nelson. Smith, A. G. 2007. Writing Bestselling Children’s Books. Oxford, UK: Infinite Ideas Ltd. Stanek, L. W. 1998, Story Starters: How to Jump-Start Your Imagination, Get Your Creative Juices Flowing and Start Writing Your Story or Novel, Los Angeles: Avon Books. The Macquarie Dictionary. The Macquarie Thesaurus. The Macquarie website: http://www.macnet.mq.edu.au Strunk, W, The Elements of Style (any recent edition) or online version: http://www.bartleby.com/141/ Weekly hypertext weblinks, including: Hardy, D. E. , Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book: http://textant.engl.unr.edu/grammarbook/title.html New River: A Journal of Hypertext Literature and Art: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/journals/newriver/ Screenwriters Online: http://www.screenwriter.com/insider/news.html The Electronic Labyrinth: http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/elab/elab.html Hypertext, Cybernetics, Cyborgs and Virtual Realities: http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/digitalmedia/ Yale Web Style Guide: http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/ Linnemann, M. E., Out is In, Off the Page/Now Online – Cool, 1997/1998: http://www.altx.com/ebr/ebr6/6line.htm Ryan, M. L., “Immersion vs. interactivity: Virtual reality and literary theory,” Postmodern Culture, 1994;5(1): http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/postmodern_culture/v005/5.1ryan.html Loranger, C., “This book spills off the page in all directions: What is the text of Naked Lunch? “Postmodern Culture, 1999;10(1): http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/pmc/v010/10.1loranger.html Hayles, N. K., “Flickering connectivities in Shelley Jackson's Patchwork Girl: The importance of media-specific analysis,” Postmodern Culture, 2000;10(2): http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/pmc/v010/10.2hayles.html TEXT (Special Edition) Number 3: Illuminating the Exegesis, Fletcher, J. & Mann, A. (Eds). http://textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue3/content.htm [Accessed 20 January 2008] Lists for Further Reading to be advised in Unit Guides and updated as needed. Weekly hypertext weblinks to be advised on Unit Website through on-line tutorials on Blackboard
