Can creative writing really be taught? : resisting lore in creative writing pedagogy / Edited by Stephanie Vanderslice and Rebecca Manery.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vanderslice, Stephanie, editor.

Manery, Rebecca, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative writing (Higher education).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

Tenth anniversary edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury, [2017]

Summary:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474285070

1474285074

9781474285063

1474285066