* Introduction: Critical and creative reflections on process
Derek Neale's full introduction to this issue provides further context for the various contributions.
A Creative Exploration and Analysis of Contemporary Dystopian Fiction
Munira Ezzi examines the relationship between young adult readers and dystopian fiction
Aesthetic literacy and autobiography
Francis Gilbert explores the author's own troubled upbringing and education to develop a personal theory of aesthetic literacy.
Ink:Well – Writing for Wellbeing on the “Hero’s Journey”
Alison Habens discusses Ink:Well, a co-investigation between a Creative Writer and a Psychologist into the importance of storytelling for good mental health.
Prose poetry and a sense of place: exploring the influence of Ted Hughes on voice, nature and gender
Anne Caldwell suggests a better way of conceptualizing a writer’s exploration of Northernness, especially in relation to the genre of prose poetry.
Rhythm as a Metaphor for Presence in Prose Fiction
Eliza Robertson discusses the topic in relation to her first novel.
The grounds of Tolkien: unmappable, unbookable
Judy Kendall investigates documentation of Tolkien's creative practices.
The Rise of Creative Writing
Guest article for this issue is by Andrew Cowan, this version published with kind permission of Palgrave Macmillan.
Writer as Ethnographer: Textualizing War and Restoring the Gaps in the (Graphic) Narrative
Adnan Mahmutovic and Lucy Durneen probe into the particularity of that which must be saved at all costs.