BAWRT2002 Writing Creative Nonfiction
This intermediate-level course aims to develop students awareness of the possibilities of creative nonfiction. This topic has a creative writing focus with a special interest in literary nonfiction as a form that engages with emerging and established genres, overlapping and intermingling genres, tests the boundaries, is experimental and marginal, and that enhances the possibilities for original and engaging writing practices. Through developing their own nonfiction writing, studying course materials, engaging in class discussions and workshop sessions, students will gain experience and confidence as practising writers and scholars of the form. Teaching and learning strategies combine mini online lectures, readings and discussion, writing exercises and writing workshops. Specific nonfiction subgenres covered may include, personal essay, lyric essay, creative nonfiction (CNF), reviewing, memoir, literary journalism, and ecocriticism.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $1,164
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $997
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
