Honours in Creative Writing

ENGL 4402A/B

Dr Phillip Edmonds
Email: phillip.edmonds@adelaide.edu.au 

Honours 2010

The Discipline of English held an information sessions for Honours in English and Creative Writing on Monday 12 October, 3-4 pm, in Napier 618. For more information contact Dr Phillip Edmonds.

Creative Writing Honours 2010 Application

Aims

• to give emerging writers the opportunity to extend their technical range as writers, to develop as critical readers in ways that assist writing practices, and to enable emerging writers to experiment with form, style and voice, as well as developing self-editing skills.

• potentially to provide an adequate basis for further (i.e. postgraduate) study, most particularly in creative writing.

The Creative Writing Honours handbook. It is possible to do Honours part-time. There are about 6 class contact hours in semester 1, and 2 class contact hours in semester 2 with additional time for supervisory meetings while you write your thesis.

Admission/Enrolment

There is usually a meeting for prospective honours students in October in the Discipline. You need to apply through the Discipline first by early December.  You are likely to be notified by late  December of the outcome of your application. Then the Faculty sends you online enrolment instructions during January.

• Completion of a major in English (minimum 20 units at Levels II and III), with results of a high Credit average (70% +).  Please note: University Calendar, Vol III, Schedule IV, The Honours Degree: 'Candidates for the Honours degree in any course shall not begin their Honours work in that course until they have qualified for the Ordinary degree of Bachelor of Arts or Arts (Jurisprudence), or some other degree deemed by the Faculty to be appropriate preparation …'  Admission to Honours is always at the discretion of the Honours Convenor and the Honours Subcommittee. In extraordinary cases students who have not met the above prerequisites, but who for other reasons can satisfy the Honours Convenor and Subcommittee that they are qualified to undertake Honours English, may be accepted into the program.
• A satisfactory creative writing portfolio of about 15 pages, double-spaced, neatly printed or typed on A4 papers.
• Prospective Honours students should also contact the Creative Writing Honours Coordinator, Dr Phillip Edmonds: phillip.edmonds@adelaide.edu.au, Level 5, rm 506 Napier.
• The Honours Creative Writing Application Form should be returned to the School.
• The Faculty then sends out enrolment forms in January and students enrol online.

The Portfolio of Writing

The Portfolio of Writing should contain a representative selection of your best work-in-progress or complete pieces (published and/or unpublished) preferably in the genre you hope to work in.  But your portfolio could also demonstrate different styles, also your best work, such as poetry and prose. Writers who have published work may wish to include copies or lists of their publications. The portfolio should be no less than 15 pages, A4, double-spaced, 2.5 cm margins.

Send the portfolio to:

Dr Patrick Allington
The Discipline of English
School of Humanities
University of Adelaide
South Australia
Australia 5005