The Professional and Higher Partnership

Creative writing: writers on writing
Volume editor: Amal Chatterjee

Creative Writing: Writers on Writing anthologises original literary work by eight contemporary authors – Amal Chatterjee, Colm Breathnach, Fred D’Aguiar, Jane Draycott, Philip Gross, Kathryn Heyman, Sabyn Javeri-Jillani, and Emily Raboteau. Dealing with birth and death, love and ambition, domestic drama and foreign adventure, they take the reader to the country (Ireland, Guyana, England) and to the city (Delhi, Karachi, New York and Prague).

The pieces are accompanied by reflective essays in which the authors explore the creative process behind the writing. For readers, the essays provide insights into the works themselves; for writers, they provide insights into literary craft; and for students on creative writing courses, they provide diverse models of how to discuss one’s own writing.

Formats and ISBNs:

• ePub edition (2013): 978-1-907076-14-5
• PDF edition (2013): 978-1-907076-33-6
• Hardback (2013): 978-1-907076-11-4

Publication date: 1 February 2013.

Extent: 216 pp.

Imprint: Creative Writing Studies.

Publisher: The Professional and Higher Partnership Ltd.

Place of publication: Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Key terms: commentary; creative writing; essays; fiction; literary work; non-fiction; poetry; reflective practice; translation; writing.

Rethinking creative writing in higher education: programs and practices that work
Author: Stephanie Vanderslice

In this passionate, iconoclastic, survey of Creative Writing as an academic discipline, Stephanie Vanderslice provides a provocative critique of existing practice. She challenges enduring myths surrounding creative writing – not least, that writers learn most from workshops. Through case studies of best practice from America and elsewhere, Vanderslice provides a vision of change, showing how undergraduate and postgraduate programs can be reformed to re-engage with contemporary culture.

Formats and ISBNs:
ePub edition (2011): 978-1-907076-10-7
PDF edition (2011): 978-1-907076-18-3
Hardback (2011): 978-1-907076-13-8
Softback (2012): 978-1-907076-31-2

Extent: 152 pp.
Imprint: Creative Writing Studies
Publisher: The Professional and Higher Partnership Ltd
Place of publication: Wicken, Cambridgeshire, UK

Key terms: creative writing; literacy; pedagogy; programs; reflective; reform; teaching; visionary; workshop.

‘This is a brave, serious, passionate and entertaining book’ – Dr Steve May, Bath Spa University.

“[An] excellent resource for ideas, for inspiration, and for sources on aspects of pedagogy for creative writing programs” – Kevin Brophy, Text: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses (Vol. 16, No. 1).

“This thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and altogether important book” – Erika Dreifus, Practicing Writing blog (www.erikadreifus.com).

To acquire a copy, see our How to Buy page or follow these links for the paperback: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

Teaching creative writing: practical approaches

Volume editor: Elaine Walker

Teaching Creative Writing is designed to showcase practical approaches developed by practitioners in the ever-growing community of writers in higher education.

Aimed at enabling those who teach the subject to review, borrow, and adapt ideas, the emphasis throughout is on diversity.

Contributions from an international team of writers cover a variety of forms and genres and include traditional and innovative components of creative writing courses.

Contents: Foreword; Thematic index; 50 practical ideas; Afterword; Bibliography

ISBNs and formats:
ePub (2012): 978-1-907076-15-2
PDF (2012): 978-1-907076-48-0
Hardback: 978-1-907076-12-1

Paperback: 978-1-907076-47-3 (forthcoming 1 June 2013)

Extent: 244 pages
Imprint: Creative Writing Studies
Publisher: The Professional and Higher Partnership Ltd
Place of publication: Wicken, Cambridgeshire, UK

Contributors: M. Y. Alam; Amina Alyal; Joanna Barnden; Craig Batty; Martyn Bedford; DeMisty D. Bellinger; Donna Lee Brien; Sandra Burr; Lesley Burt; Diana Chin-A-Fat; William Cordeiro; Michael G. Cornelius; Michelle Crawford; Patricia Debney; Rosemary Dun; Adam Floridia; Beverly Frydman; Philip Gross; Vanessa Harbour; Paul Hardwick; Gill James; Jeff Jones; Spencer Jordan; Colleen Kearney Rich; Sam Kelly; Eric LeMay; Amy Letter; Barrie Llewelyn; Sara Lodge; Paul Lucas; Steve May; Allene Nichols; Sharon Norris; Katy Price; Elizabeth Reeder; Lisa Samson; Richard B. Sonnenmoser; Andy Thatcher; Meg Vandermerwe; Elaine Walker; Ian Williams; Nicholas Wong; Stefanie Wortman; and Jennifer Young.