The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing

(Hardback, 3rd edition)

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Covering all of the major genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, dramatic writing and writing for digital media, this 3rd edition of the book is a practical, complete, introductory manual for students of creative writing. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing now features:

- an updated and expanded chapter on writing for digital media that explores the role of AI
- new sections and exercises for editing and revising across the genres and hybrid forms
- a new chapter on intersectionality and writing alongside interviews with practitioners from a host of backgrounds and experiences
- an updated and fully expanded glossary of key terms

Through a structured series of practical writing exercises perfect for the classroom, the writers workshop or as a starting point for a portfolio of work the book builds the student writer from the first explorations of voice and the relationship between writing and knowledge, through to mastery of a wide range of genres and forms. With practical guidance on writing scholarly critiques of your own work, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is an essential guide for any introductory creative writing course and a practical companion for more advanced writers.

Author Bio

Tara Mokhtari is an Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Bronx Community College, USA, and has taught creative writing, literature, and communications at universities in Australia and the United States since 2007, and is the author of Anxiety Soup (2013).