Creative writing and creative writing guides

In this one-of-a-kind book, novelist and academic Nicholas Royle brings together two remarkably different creative figures: Enid Blyton and David Bowie.

Have you ever thought about writing a mystery, and gave up the idea because you didn't know where to begin?

Have you ever thought about writing a mystery, and gave up the idea because you didn't know where to begin?

You have picked up this book because you are a poetry reader.

Rediscover the Timeless Power of the Written WordIn an era dominated by screens and instantaneous messaging, theres a profoundly evocative art form quietly waiting to be rediscovered: handwriting.

Rediscover the Timeless Power of the Written WordIn an era dominated by screens and instantaneous messaging, theres a profoundly evocative art form quietly waiting to be rediscovered: handwriting.

This book provides a toolkit for unconventional practice-a comprehensive list of unconventional story shapes and the meanings they create, with accompanying case studies, including: one-act structure; two-act structure; passive protagonists; untimely death of the protagonist, and more.

If pictures are worth a thousand words, what kinds of words might they inspire?

You have picked up this book because you are a poetry reader.

Foreword by Alice Oseman, creator of the million-copy bestselling Heartstopper books.

Written by a Sundance alum and short filmmaker, this book combines the practical advice of a craft guide with a curated, diverse anthology, including revealing interviews with the writers and directors.

Higher education should be a place for students to innovate, create, and expand their horizons, and in order to create an environment which allows for all these things, tutors need to be able and willing to do the same.

Teaching Creative Writing in Canada maps the landscape of Creative Writing programmes across Canada.