Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught?
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Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught?

Resisting Lore in Creative Writing Pedagogy (10th anniversary edition)

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught?

Resisting Lore in Creative Writing Pedagogy (10th anniversary edition)

About this book

Revised and updated throughout, this 10th-anniversary edition of Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught? is a significantly expanded guide to key issues and practices in creative writing teaching today. Challenging the myths of creative writing teaching, experienced and up-and-coming teachers explore what works in the classroom and workshop and what does not. Now brought up-to-date with new issues that have emerged with the explosion of creative writing courses in higher education, the new edition includes: · Guides to and case studies of workshop practice
· Discussions on grading and the myth of "the easy A"
· Explorations of the relationship between reading and writing
· A new chapter on creative writing research
· A new chapter on games, fan-fiction and genre writing
· New chapters on identity and activism

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Yes, you can access Can Creative Writing Really Be Taught? by Stephanie Vanderslice, Rebecca Manery in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Creative Writing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Halftitle page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. CONTENTS
  7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  8. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
  9. SECTION ONE Can it Really be Taught? Influential Essays Revisited by Their Authors
  10. SECTION TWO The Future of Creative Writing Lore: New Voices, New Challenges
  11. INDEX