Imaginative writing
Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this subject, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the keywords to see resources sorted by more in-depth topics.
Imaginative writing (W800): The study of the creation of fictional text.
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"Oh, you liar, you storyteller": On Fibbing, Fact and Fabulation |
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing podcast of the first Weinrebe lecture in life-writing in which Professor Michèle Roberts offers a stimulating blend... |
Creative Writing, Life Writing, Stories | view |
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A vital principle of creative writing |
A brief consideration of Metonymy and Synecdoche and how they relate to a vital principle of creative writing. |
Creative Writing, Fiction, Novels, Stories | view |
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Alan Hollinghurst, in conversation with Hermione Lee |
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing podcast of discussion between Hermione Lee and the Booker Prize-winning novelist Alan Hollighurst about the... |
Creative Non-fiction, Creative Writing, Fiction, Life Writing, Novels, Stories | view |
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All About His Mother: Reading Proust's Letters |
Oxford Centre for Life-Writing podcast of lecture by Professor Michael Wood about interdisciplinary aspects of life-writing. Inaugural lecture of... |
Creative Non-fiction, Creative Writing, Fiction, Life Writing, Novels, Stories | view |
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Approaches to Plotting |
Striking a balalnce between characterization and plot. |
Prose, Characterization, Plot, Short Stories | view |
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Approaching prose fiction |
Course designed to develop the analytical skills needed for studying literary texts at university level. |
Analysis, Creative Writing, Criticism, Fiction, Novels, Poetic Language, Stories | view |
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C.K. Williams: A Life in Poems (2010 Esmond Harmsworth Lecture) |
The Annual Esmond Harmsworth Lecture in American Arts and Letters, given by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner C.K. Williams on 'A Life... |
Creative Writing, Poetry, Poetic Language | view |
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Candia McWilliam's Life-Writing Bibliography |
Bibliography for those interested in exploring Life-Writing by the writer and novelist Candia McWilliam. Includes link to McWilliam's Oxford... |
Creative Non-fiction, Creative Writing, Life Writing, Stories | view |
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Close reading |
Step-by-step guide to the process of close reading, in respect of poetry. |
Analysis, Creative Writing, Criticism, Poetry, Poetic Language | view |
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Commas |
A practical approach to using commas in creative writing. |
Creative Writing, Rewriting, Poetry, Prose, Commas | view |
