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A writing career is most often made up of a series of inter-related projects, with the writer responsible for identifying, applying for, and managing a range of projects across the writing and publishing sector. This creates opportunities and challenges for a writer. You will gain an extended understanding of the diverse ways in which writers create and maintain sustainable careers. The course complements skills and knowledge of writing as a practice with knowledge and understanding of writing and publishing as an industry, equipping you with the capacity to plan for a sustainable career across national and international contexts.

This course focuses on how writers build careers and contribute to or draw on community connections to build their skills, capacity, and visibility in a highly competitive industry. During your studies, you will explore the development of an author profile and platform and investigate opportunities for writers to work across a range of sectors. You will also build the skills and knowledge required to secure work in individual and group projects and identify funding opportunities for writers and writing projects. In addition, you will explore the design and development of small to large-scale writing projects and begin to build productive and positive relationships with publishers, editors, agents, festival organisers, and other stakeholders in the writing and publishing industry. You will be exposed to a range of models for building a writing career and be supported in developing a flexible and sustainable career plan. The course is taught through a series of interactive workshops with experienced writers.

On completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. discuss the operations and functions of the writing and publishing industry;
2. explain the diverse ways in which contemporary writers build and sustain their careers;
3. work collaboratively and independently to identify opportunities to grow their professional profiles, skills, and networks within the writing and publishing industry;
4. justify the selection of calls for submissions, mentorships, residencies, grant and other professional opportunities for writers, which are suited to their skills and experiences, and their ambitions as writers;
5. generate practical professional materials that demonstrate their skills and knowledge as writers, and which are useful for growing their professional capacity, profile, and networks;
6. critically reflect on their own skills, opportunities, and ambitions as writers, and identify: immediate or short-term opportunities for publication/project work/employment; areas for future skills and knowledge growth; and ongoing opportunities for professional development.