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Taught by top industry experts
Learning is led by accomplished authors who bring real-world publishing experience to the classroom. Gain invaluable insights, personalised feedback, and practical tips to elevate your writing skills.-
Enhance your writing craft
Acquire contemporary creative writing techniques to spark new ideas, unlock your creativity, and craft compelling stories. -
Diverse forms of writing
Immerse yourself in a hands-on course where you'll encounter a variety of writing styles, discover diverse voices, and better understand the fundamentals of modern creative writing techniques.
Don't just take our word for it, read the written works of our most notable staff and alumni, and feel inspired.
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Meet the teaching team
Donna Mazza
Associate Professor
Donna, a notable fiction writer and researcher, specialises in environmental and feminist speculative fiction. Her recent novel "Fauna" (2020) was shortlisted for Aurealis Best Science Fiction Novel. She's the author of "The Albanian" (2007), winning the TAG Hungerford Award. Donna is a prominent figure in conferences, festivals, and radio discussions, while also contributing to public art projects.
Dr. Aksel Dadswell
Lecturer
Aksel Dadswell is an award-winning West Australian horror and weird fiction writer. Holding a PhD in creative writing, his work explores race and belonging, featured in anthologies like "Test Patterns: Creature Features" (2018) and "Hymns of Abomination: Secret Songs of Leeds" (2021).
To find out more about our teaching team download the course guide.
Admission requirements
To gain entry to the Graduate Certificate of Creative Writing, applicants must have:
- A bachelor’s degree in any discipline; or
- Equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience or students must submit a piece of published work.
If you would like more information, contact one of our Student Enrolment Advisors on 1300 707 760 or request a call-back.
Remain flexible while you pursue your postgraduate degree with our gateway qualifications. If you need to exit early, you could still receive a Graduate Certificate of Creative Writing after completing your first three units.
Graduate Certificate
3 units
or continue studying
Graduate Diploma
+ 3 units
(6 units total)
Master Degree
+ 4 units
(10 units total)
Or
Master (Fast-Track)
+ 1 unit
(7 units total)
The Graduate Certificate of Creative Writing is designed for students seeking to improve their writing skills. You will gain an understanding of contemporary writing principles and practices, enabling you to develop as a proficient writer.
Refine your writing skills
- Develop essential creative writing techniques to ignite your creativity.
- Begin crafting the stories you're eager to share.
Discover your writing path
- Explore different writing forms through dynamic coursework.
- Apply your new skills to personal projects and writing goals.
- Customise your learning by choosing subjects aligned with your interests.
The online Graduate Certificate of Creative Writing consists of 3 units from a pool of 5.
Units you will study:
- Foundation Units
Foundation Units
Foundation Units
- Writing Fiction
This unit introduces the fundamentals of writing fiction through reading a range of short stories.
- Writing Realities
This unit explores writing based on actual events, including history, biography, true crime and stories of place and family.
- Writing for Performance
This unit introduces skills for writing drama or monologue for performance.
- Writing and Audience
This unit cultivates a writer's understanding of their work with consideration of genre and readership, including online audiences.
- Editing and Publishing
This unit explores the business of writing, editing, and publishing, including processes and workflow for professional editing, seeking publication, and presenting the professional author platform.
