Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative and Professional Writing) Queensland University of Technology

Overview

Writers are in demand across a number of fields. The publishing and screen industries, advertising agencies, magazines and newspapers, websites, the public service and large corporations all require specialist writers with a flair for language. More than 10 000 new books are published in Australia every year, and more local authors than ever are having success with their work in digital media and more traditional formats. If you can channel your creativity into words, you are in a unique position in today’s media-rich world. This course will provide you with opportunities to work intensively on your writing in a number of forms and genres including novels and short stories, creative non-fiction, youth writing, media writing and poetry. In addition, it will help you build specialist writing skills for professional applications such as corporate writing, persuasive writing, editing and script writing. Elective study is available in feature writing and interactive web writing, and you can also undertake project work to write a sustained work in a genre of your choice.

QUT offers the largest and most comprehensive undergraduate writing course in South-East Queensland with the broadest range of units on offer. There is also a strong honours and postgraduate program. You will graduate with advanced writing and communication competence, a rare skill keenly sought by employers. You will be taught by highly experienced published authors, experts in professional writing and distinguished scholars in the fields of creative writing and literary studies. You will gain a unique perspective on writing as both a vocation and creative practice. Writers, editors and publishers regularly provide guest lectures and have residencies in the faculty for the benefit of students. You will have exposure to industry through our sponsorship of the Queensland Writers Centre and Brisbane Writers Festival, internships with literary events and publishing houses, and through opportunities to perform at public readings and festivals. You will be encouraged to submit your creative work to journals and competitions including the QUT Writing Prize, in which you may win $2000 or the opportunity to be published in QUT’s annual creative writing anthology.Career outcomes Graduates can work as creative or professional writers and editors in corporate, community and freelance capacities. Opportunities exist as fiction writers, corporate writers, scriptwriters, reviewers, travel writers, feature writers, editors, journalists, publishers, media workers and teachers. Pathways exist to prepare you for further study including honours, research or creative practice and analysis.