01 (*) Let the writing be of words: From writing stories to writing materials
by Jenn Webb. Jen Webb discusses the material elements of narrative and their philosophical provenance, inquiring how students might be given an intellectual as well as a creative approach to their work.
02 A Ghost in the Archive: Rewriting Perceval Landon’s "Thurnley Abbey” as Contemporary Historical Fiction
by Leanne Bibby. Leanne Bibby uses the prism of a ghost story’s setting to explore Roman Catholicism during the Reformation, examining fiction’s relationship to historical discourse and the idea of the archive.
03 Ekphrasis in Still Life with Black Birds: Finding a new space - art and prose in collaboration
by Joanne Reardon. Joanne Reardon considers visual and narrative aspects, in revealing the interplay between collaboration and ekphrasis in a site-specific writing project with an artist.
04 Expanding the Creative Narrative: Why it Matters
by Liz Mistry. Liz Mistry investigates diversity, inclusion and representation in crime fiction, scanning publishing statistics and writing approaches for more expansive narratives.
05 First Pages: Questions for Editing
by Rose Michael; Ronnie Scott; Michelle Aung Thin . Rose Michael, Ronnie Scott and Michelle Aung Thin reveal the interaction between research and editing processes, ethics and aesthetics in three case studies: a literary speculative fiction, a story about sexuality and a young adult novel set among Rohingya children in Myanmar.
06 From Folktale to Fantasy: A Recipe-Based Approach to Creative Writing
by Michael Fox. Michael Fox explores folktale motifs, identifying the building blocks of stories to inform writing students, focusing on the pre-existing structures and shapes underlying Beowulf and The Hobbit.
07 Loops And Reels: Narrative disruption in film, fiction, and cinemagoing history
by Edward Hogan. Edward Hogan examines the impact of police and cinema-going history on the evolution of a novel, and how rolling film programmes echo contemporary narrative disruption.
08 Summoning Ghosts and Releasing Angels: Challenging the Tyranny of the Blank Page
by Amina Alyal; Oz Hardwick. Amina Alyal and Oz Hardwick consider visual hallucinations and pareidolia, and how writers might, access pre-existing texts, as suggested in the testimony of a poem’s evolution.
09 Taking Liberties: Ideals of freedom in contemporary South Africa: a practice-based approach to research with multilingual writing communities
by Graham Mort. Graham Mort reports on the methodology of a funded, multilingual writing project in South Africa, reflecting on the inter-disciplinary research potential of Creative Writing as a subject.
10 Walking Between Worlds: In defence of experiential research
by Kevan Manwaring. Kevan Manwaring investigates experiential research, advocating location visits but also oral history and song in the creation of a transmedia fantasy novel.
11 Writer-researcher-facilitator: An integrative model for creative writers working in wellbeing contexts and beyond
by Megan Hayes; Sophie Nicholls. Megan Hayes and Sophie Nicholls examine integrative approaches to the roles of the modern writer – creative writer, researcher and facilitator - in the contexts of writing and wellbeing.
12 Writing science-as-fiction to examine practice-led research in creative writing as science communication
by Sean Fitzgerald. Sean Fitzgerald critically examines scientific knowledge through a combination of critical reflection and a fiction informed by genetic science.