To help you feel prepared for your postgraduate studies, we’ve gathered together a range of course related activities including suggested reading, useful websites and some great things to do right now.
Suggested reading
When you begin your studies, you will be introduced to the University Library and given more information about which textbooks to read as well as the many ebooks and journals we have for you to access,.
In the meantime, you may want to begin exploring some of the items on this suggested reading list:
MCW4008: Research Methods and Poetics
ATWOOD, M., (2003). Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing. London: Virago.
BYRNE, J. and SHEPPARD, R., (eds.), (2017). Atlantic Drift: An Anthology of Poetry and Poetics. Todmorden: Arc Publications and EHU Press.
KROLL, J. and HARPER, G., (eds.), (2012). Research Methods in Creative Writing. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
MCW4009: Cultural Economies
EARNSHAW, S., (ed.), (2014). The Handbook of Creative Writing. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
MCW4010: On the Page: The Technique of Writing (Practice)
COX, A., (2016), Writing Short Stories. Oxon: Routledge.
MCW4011: On the Page: The Technique of Writing (Poetics)
Depending on your area/genre of interest:
EAGLETON, T. (2006). How to Read a Poem. Oxford: Blackwell.
STEVENS, K. (ed.), (2014). Writing a First Novel. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
WILTSHIRE, K., (2015). Writing For Theatre: Creative and Critical Approaches. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
MCW4012: Into the World: The Contexts for Writing (Practice)
CHURCHILL, C., Blue Heart (1997), London: Nick Hern.
MCW4013: Into the World: The Contexts for Writing (Poetics)
ALLEN, T., and DUNCAN, A. (2007) Don’t Start Me Talking: Conversations with Contemporary Poets. Cambridge: Salt.
Useful websites
Depending on your areas of interest, you might want to visit the following websites:
To help you prepare for your studies and start to get an understanding of poetics, you may find it useful to start reading:
BYRNE, J. and SHEPPARD, R., (eds.), (2017). Atlantic Drift: An Anthology of Poetry and Poetics. Todmorden: Arc Publications and EHU Press.
Meet your programme lead
Billy Cowan (MA Programme Leader) is a senior lecturer in Creative Writing. His interests lie in playwriting, dramaturgy, political theatre and the short story.
