Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword : On criticism and creativity / Jonathan Bate -- Introduction / David Morley and Philip Neilsen -- Part I. Genres and types. A writing lesson : the three flat tyres and the outer story / Ron Carlson ; In conversation : a new approach to teaching long fiction / Maureen Freely ; Genre and speculative fiction / Kim Wilkins ; Writing drama / Michelene Wandor ; Poetics and poetry / Bronwyn Lea ; Travel writing / Kári Gíslason ; Creative writing and new media / Hazel Smith ; Creative translation / Fiona Sampson ; Life writing / Philip Neilsen -- Part II. Topics. Serious play : creative writing and science / David Morley ; Outside the academy / Richard Beard ; Contemporary publishing / Christopher Hamilton-Emery ; Imaginative crossings : trans-global and trans-cultural narratives / Jewell Parker Rhodes ; Does that make sense? Approaches to the creative writing workshop / A. L. Kennedy.

"Creative writing has become a highly professionalised academic discipline, with popular courses and prestigious degree programmes worldwide. This book is a must for all students and teachers of creative writing, indeed for anyone who aspires to be a published writer. It engages with a complex art in an accessible manner, addressing concepts important to the rapidly growing field of creative writing, while maintaining a strong craft emphasis, analysing exemplary models of writing and providing related writing exercises. Written by professional writers and teachers of writing, the chapters deal with specific genres or forms - ranging from the novel to new media - or with significant topics that explore the cutting edge state of creative writing internationally (including creative writing and science, contemporary publishing and new workshop approaches)"-- Provided by publisher.