ATS3518 Advanced fiction writing
Faculty of Arts
ATS3518 Advanced fiction writing is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It needs ATS2517.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3518. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ATS3518
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
- ATS2517Introduction to fiction writing
After ATS3518
No unit lists ATS3518 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2518
Overview
Building on the foundation of ATS2517, this unit will develop skills in fictional genre writing. Weekly lectures will engage students in principles of the craft and theory of writing short fiction in a range of fictional sub-genres, and a variety of short stories. In the congenial atmosphere of workshops, guided by relevant narratological debates and a selection of short stories as models, students will experiment with writing Realist and Modernist fiction; Historical fiction; Travel; Gothic; Trauma; and 'New writing'. The unit will pay attention to revising, editing and presenting a manuscript for publication.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3518.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Been introduced to writing and reading in a variety of fictional sub-genres
- 2
Become better acquainted with the publishing industry
- 3
Developed their editing and revising skills
- 4
Written short stories in the genres of their choice for possible publication
- 5
Shared and responded to the writing of their colleagues
- 6
Developed their critical reading skills
- 7
Taken both inspiration and direction from prominent local writers
- 8
Related current critical debates about writing to their own work
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Chandani Lokuge
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Chandani Lokuge
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3518?
You need ATS2517 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is ATS3518 offered?
ATS3518 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is ATS3518?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Literary Studies
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 20202021