The handbook of creative writing / edited by Steven Earnshaw ; Judith Barrington [and fifty two others], contributors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Earnshaw, Steven, Author.

Contributor:

Earnshaw, Steven, editor.

Barrington, Judith, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An inspirational resource for tutors, students and other creative writing professionals. Covers the 3 key areas of: theories of creativity; the craft of writing; and creative writing the business. Fully updated and including 6 new chapters such as 'indie publishing', 'social media' and 'flash fiction'. Full of practical advice on getting published.

Contents:

Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface to Second Edition; Introduction; Section One Writing: Theories and Contexts; 1 Theories of Creativity and Creative Writing Pedagogy; 2 The Evaluation of Creative Writing at MA Level (UK); 3 The Creative Writing MFA; 4 Creative Writing and Critical Theory; 5 Literary Genres; 6 The Writer as Artist; 7 The Future of Creative Writing; Section Two The Craft of Writing; PROSE; 8 Reading, Writing and Teaching the Short Story; 9 Writing the Memoir; 10 Introduction to the Novel; 11 Crime Fiction; 12 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy

13 How Language Lives Us: Reading and Writing Historical Fiction14 Writing Humorous Fiction; 15 Writing for Children; 16 Writing for Teenagers; 17 The 'Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creative Nonfiction, But Were Too Naïve or Uninformed to Ask' Worskhop Simulation; POETRY; 18 Introduction to Poetry; 19 What is Form?; 20 New Poetries; 21 The Poet in the Theatre: Verse Drama; 22 The Sequence and the Long Poem; SCRIPTWRITING; 23 Introduction to Scriptwriting; 24 Writing for the Stage; 25 Writing for Radio; 26 Writing for Television; 27 Writing for Television - UK Differences

28 Writing for FilmOTHER WRITING; 29 Song Lyrics and Poetry; 30 Flash Fiction; 31 Writing as Experimental Practice; 32 Creative-Critical Hybrids; 33 Writing as 'Therapy'; 34 Writing in the Community; 35 Writing for the Web; 36 The Role of the Critical Essay; 37 Translation; 38 Collaboration in the Theatre; 39 Creative Writing Doctorates; 40 How to Start a Literary Magazine; Section Three The Writer's Life; 41 How to be a Writer; 42 How to Present Yourself as a Writer; 43 Meet Your Public: Creative Writing and Social Media; 44 Publishing Fiction; 45 American PoBiz

46 Publishing Poetry in Britain47 The Literary Agent (Novel); 48 The Film Agent; 49 The Literary Agent: Television, Radio and Theatre; 50 Copyright; 51 Self-Publishing and the Rise of the Indie Author; 52 Literary Life: Prizes, Anthologies, Festivals, Reviewing, Grants; 53 The Writer as Teacher; 54 Making a Living as a Writer; Glossary; Useful Websites; Contributors; Index

Notes:

"First published in 2007"--T. p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 5, 2014).

ISBN:

9780748689774

074868977X