Abstract proposals are sought for a Special Issue of TEXT Journal which will explore contemporary creative writing in relation to Romanticism’s legacy, its influences, inspirations, tyrannies and resistances. In the context of creative writing’s establishment as an academic discipline, the rise of environmental Humanities and opportunities offered by the digital turn as a platform for new writing, this collection offers an opportunity from which to consider Romanticism’s legacies and possibilities for new, post-Romanticist discourses to emerge. Papers should clearly relate to contemporary creative writing.
See the complete Call for Papers for details about potential topics and how to submit.
Deadline: 15 August, 2016
The 11th issue of Axon focuses on creative work and will be published in late 2016.
The topic of creative work is a major theme of Modern Art. From Balzac’s 1843 novel Lost Illusions, to Ac-DC’s chart buster ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock’n’Roll)’, from Shelley’s Defence of Poetry, to Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge, the conditions and status of cultural work have provided artists with a major source of subject matter, inspiration, and grievance.
While the idea of a creative economy has been on high rotation in recent years, this issue seeks to explore the work of creativity. What are the hazards and returns, the fringe benefits and shadow prices, the imaginings and assumptions, of the life of art? Are creatives just funemployed, or are they gainfully artful? What are the relations between creativity and work in this mixed-up sector?
This issue invites literary and photographic essays, short stories, scholarly articles, interviews, memoirs, and reviews that delve into this underexplored phenomenon.
Deadline for submissions: Friday 1 April 2016. For more information, see the website
If your university has a course related to creative writing, please check the details on our course listings page.
The Australasian Association of Writing Programs exists to provide a forum for discussion on all aspects of teaching creative and professional writing as well as current theories on creativity and writing, and to improve the quality of programs across Australasia. Our website introduces visitors to the Association, and provides information on writing courses, competitions, conferences and other relevant material, so it’s important that universities keep their listings up to date.
Send any new details or updates to Jessie Seymour at info@aawp.org.au
The University of New South Wales is hosting the Association for the Study of Australian Literature annual conference, 6-9 July 2016. This Association for the Study of Australian Literature promotes the study, discussion and creation of Australian writing. It also seeks to increase awareness of Australian writing in the wider community and throughout the world. ASAL holds conferences and maintains a directory of postgraduate research on this website.
Confirmed keynote speakers include Melissa Lucashenko, Lyn McCredden and Chadwick Allen. The conference will feature two panels of writers: a panel of local indigenous writers and a panel bringing writers from around the country.
For more details, visit UNSW’s website or the Association for the Study of Australian Literature’s website.
The Stella Prize and Writers Victoria invite members of the writing community to contribute to the upcoming Stella Diversity Survey at this open forum discussion. This will be an opportunity to help shape the survey by sharing and discussing any thoughts, feedback, concerns or questions.
The event is on Thursday 17 March 2016 – 5:00pm to 8:00pm, at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. This public forum is free, but attendees are requested to register on the website. Babies and children are welcome.
NAWE’s new Journal of Creative Writing Research, Writing in Practice, is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to explore the nature of the art of writing, highlighting current academic thinking and practice, and reflecting on this with an international outlook. The second volume, featuring writing from AAWP members Craig Batty, Tony McMahon, Karina Quinn, and James Vicars, is now live! Check out their website for more details.
The Call for Papers for Volume 3, is also available here.
This issue of TEXT is an invitation for writers, scholars, and creative practitioners to think through the implications of the essay as an evolving contemporary genre in Australasia. While we presume a focus on contemporary literature and national context, given the recent popularity of the essay here, we also welcome contributions that gauge and reflect on the genre as it has developed historically, or that trace its inflections in international contexts of relevance to Australasian stories and voices.
For more information on possible topics and how to submit, see the full Call for Papers.
We can confirm that the proceedings, both the critical and creative papers, will be publishing on or before March 1, 2016. We can’t wait to share all of these thought-provoking papers with you, and we would like to thank the editors, Eugen Bacon, Dominique Hecq and Amelia Walker for all of their hard work.
We are currently inviting abstracts and expressions of interest for our 21st Annual Conference, hosted by the University of Canberra. The conference is themed ‘Authorised Theft’, and will explore the processes of making creative works in writing. This conference will showcase creative works and highlight creative modes of writing; it will enable investigations of how we make and say; and it will provide opportunities to explore how creative writers engage with research.
Papers are invited in four streams:
For full details and relevant due dates, visit the conference page
