Research for Fiction (WRIT7050)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Seminar hours
Incompatible
WRIT2050 completed prior to 2015, WRIT6050
Recommended prerequisite
It is recommended that you have already completed, or are substantially advanced in, the Graduate Certificate in Writing, Editing and Publishing.
Assessment methods
Online Participation "33 Questions" Exercise 24 Mar 14 5% 1, 2 Online Participation Story Outline 28 Apr 14 10% 2 Paper Analysis of Writing Craft 19 May 14 25% 1, 2, 3, 4 Online Exercise and Story Outline, Analysis of Writing Craft, Short Story or First Chapter
Course enquiries
Doctor Richard Newsome (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course will provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to research and develop fiction across a range of genres. The emphasis is on thoughtful gathering of source material, synthesising ideas, and writing and editing a substantial piece of fiction (either a short story or a chapter of a novel). A second emphasis is the theory of genre fiction, and how genres operate in the literary marketplace.
