BA in Creative and Professional Writing in Melbourne Australia | La Trobe University

The Creative and Professional Writing program helps you refine your writing abilities across various styles and formats. For those who love storytelling and using words to transform perspectives, this major lets you explore short stories, novels, creative nonfiction, and screenwriting. Alongside creating original works, you'll examine connections between creative writing and literary analysis while positioning your own work within or against established traditions. You'll learn to read with a writer's eye, analyzing techniques authors employ to convey emotion and message. Throughout the program, you'll build editing expertise in specialized courses that emphasize contemporary publishing standards and collaborative peer reviews. Guided by experienced, published authors, you'll graduate with a professional writing portfolio and practical experience. This major develops universally valuable skills - crafting clear prose, adjusting tone for different contexts and readers, critically analyzing language, and creating captivating narratives.