Bachelor of Creative Arts majoring in Creative Writing

Adelaide University

For millennia, humans have used stories to educate, entertain, and inspire. Stories play an important role in shaping human beliefs, values and culture – and help us make sense of the world. Creative writing focuses on storytelling, character development, and emotional engagement. It can take many forms – from fiction such as novels, short stories, poetry, and screenplays to creative non-fiction such as memoirs or travel writing. The act of writing can also be a deeply personal and emotional process, requiring vulnerability. If wordsmithery is your wheelhouse, the Bachelor of Creative Arts majoring in Creative Writing is for you. Explore the big themes: love, death, power, conflict, identity, free will vs fate. How did the writing masters of yesterday tackle them? Learn how they went about their craft, and then give it your own slant. In the Bachelor of Creative Arts majoring in Creative Writing you’ll learn to write a beginning, middle and end – with a clear plot across multiple genres. Share your worldview with others to make connections and evoke empathy in readers. Push the boundaries of imagination and create new worlds for your readers. Experiment with language, voice, structure and form. Play with themes and symbols and shine a light on important topics to prompt readers to think differently or take action. Incite informed conversation and thoughtful reflection as you contribute to social commentary.

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