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Creative Writing and Publishing

The Creative Writing major gives you hands-on experience in writing, editing and publishing.

You’ll study the fundamentals of creative writing craft, explore your own writing style and learn the tools of the publishing industry. With a choice of electives, you can specialise in writing for youth, writing for the illustrated book, or online publication.

Career opportunities

Author, editor, publisher, educator, professional writer, journalist

Major (8)

For a major in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Sport and Exercise Psychology
CMN117 Motor Control and Learning
CMN246 Professional Placement in Sport Studies
CMN247 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN260 Playing with Genre
CMN266 Writing for Children and Young Adults

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN213 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN320 Writing the Short Story
EGL201 Writing Poetry
EGL385 Editing for the Communication Professional

*Available to be studied online

Minor (4)

For a minor in Creative Writing and Publishing, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN116 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
CMN117 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
CMN247 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of Theory and Fiction
CMN260 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft

*Available to be studied online