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May 2005, no. 271

The Writing Experiment: Strategies for innovative creative writing by Hazel Smith

Allen & Unwin, $39.95 pb, 298 pp

Word games

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May 2005, no. 271

While it is not immediately apparent from the back cover of Hazel Smith’s The Writing Experiment: Strategies for Innovative Creative Writing, the preface and introduction both make it clear that this book is intended as a textbook for tertiary students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Smith’s book is based on experiences gained over more than a decade as a teacher of writing at the Universities of New South Wales and Canberra; such experience enlivens this book, making it the best creative writing book I’ve seen thus far aimed at the Australian university setting. In many English departments, postgraduate creative writing numbers now exceed those undertaking more traditional research degrees. Even at the undergraduate level, some creative writing electives attract more students than is the case with literature courses, so, on the surface at least, there is a real market for such books as The Writing Experiment.

The Writing Experiment: Strategies for innovative creative writing

The Writing Experiment: Strategies for innovative creative writing

by Hazel Smith

Allen & Unwin, $39.95 pb, 298 pp

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