Creative Writing

Developing insightful and effective communication.

Creative writing students apply critical and creative thinking to communicate through a variety of literary genres.

Featured Work

  • Vase by Mika Day

    Vase by Mika Day

  • Our Building by Ebony Hargrave

    Our Building by Ebony Hargrave

  • Parley by Sash Eastough

    Parley by Sash Eastough

  • Sequestered by Angeline Barrett

    Sequestered by Angeline Barrett

  • A Story by Amy Parker

    A Story by Amy Parker

Literary Exploration

Working with a variety of media

Creative writing students explore the purpose and impacts of a diverse range of cultural texts and develop specialised skills in a variety of literary forms such as sonnets, narratives, blogs and performance.

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Critical Analysis

Applying information and knowledge

Students also encounter key theoretical and conceptual frameworks and learn how these might enable interpretations and inform reading, writing and performance. Students will be offered models of dramaturgical and performance writing and genres and will be guided in reading and interpreting these.