Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword: Philip Gross Creative Writing and Education: An Introduction: Graeme Harper Chapter 1. Randall Albers and Steve May: Revelation, Transgression, Disclosure, and the Tyranny of Truth Chapter 2. Liz Cashdan and Moy McCrory: Dragging the Corpse: Landscape & Memory Commentary: Marcela Sulak Chapter 3. Dianne Donnelly: Embracing the Learning Paradigm: How Assessment Drives Creative Writing Pedagogy Chapter 4. Toby Emert and Maureen Hall: Greater Satisfaction from the Labor: Creative Writing as a Text Response Strategy in the Teacher Education Classroom Commentary: Paul Munden Chapter 5. Fan Dai: Creative Writing as Education in the Chinese Context Commentary: Asma Mansoor Chapter 6. Craig Batty, Simon Holloway and Gill James (with Graeme Harper): Questions and Answers: Responding to Creative Writing Teaching and Learning Commentary: Katharine Coles Chapter 7. Nigel McLoughlin: Interpretation, Affordance and Realised Intention: the transaction(s) between reader and writer. Chapter 8. Gail Pittaway: Movement, maps, mnemonics and music: teaching fiction and poetry writing using sight and sound Commentary: Sieneke de Rooij Chapter 9. Jeri Kroll: Originality and Research: Knowledge Production in Creative Writing Doctoral Degrees Chapter 10. Kevin Brophy and Elizabeth MacFarlane: Re-designing the lecture in a cyber-world: a creative writing case study Commentary: Maggie Butt Chapter 11. Michael Theune and Bob Broad: The Poetry of Evaluation Chapter 12. Nigel Krauth: The Radical Future of Teaching Creative Writing Commentary - Brooke Biaz

This book explores creative writing and its various relationships to education through a number of short, evocative chapters written by key players in the field. At times controversial, the book presents issues, ideas and pedagogic practices related to creative writing in and around education, with a focus on higher education.