The Cambridge Companion to Creative Writing

David Morley editor Philip Neilsen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:2nd Feb '12

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A lively, practical guide to creative writing as discipline and craft, ideal for students and teachers.

This Companion is designed for aspiring writers and teachers of creative writing. It engages with a complex art in an accessible manner, addressing concepts important to the rapidly growing discipline of creative writing, while maintaining a strong craft emphasis, analysing exemplary models of writing and providing related writing exercises.Creative writing has become a highly professionalised academic discipline, with popular courses and prestigious degree programmes worldwide. This book is a must for all students and teachers of creative writing, indeed for anyone who aspires to be a published writer. It engages with a complex art in an accessible manner, addressing concepts important to the rapidly growing field of creative writing, while maintaining a strong craft emphasis, analysing exemplary models of writing and providing related writing exercises. Written by professional writers and teachers of writing, the chapters deal with specific genres or forms - ranging from the novel to new media - or with significant topics that explore the cutting edge state of creative writing internationally (including creative writing and science, contemporary publishing and new workshop approaches).

"Many creative writing teachers will find that this companion helps them refresh their teaching strategies." -Choice

ISBN: 9780521768498

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm

Weight: 500g

246 pages