WRITING FICTION

ENG3WFI

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject is taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. It is designed for those who wish to write fiction and focuses on the craft of fiction, particularly style and structure. There will be discussion both of student work and of selected fictional texts in classes. Prescribed reading lists will be available in the first class.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Catherine Padmore

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 15 credit points of first-year English or HUS1PWR

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ENG2WFI

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsCourse readings available through library e-reservePrescribedN/AN/A

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Catherine Padmore

Class requirements

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Fiction Analysis (500 word equivalence)20
one 2,000-word assignment40
one 2,000-word assignment40