Acknowledgements; Preface to Second Edition; Introduction, Steven Earnshaw; Section One - Writing: Theories and Contexts; 1. Theories of Creativity and Creative Writing Pedagogy, Anna Leahy, Mary Cantrell and Mary Swander; 2. The Evaluation of Creative Writing at MA Level (UK), Jenny Newman; 3. The Creative Writing MFA, Stephanie Vanderslice; 4. Creative Writing and Critical Theory, Lauri Ramey; 5. Literary Genres, David Rain; 6. The Writer as Artist, Steven Earnshaw; 7. The Future of Creative Writing, Paul Dawson; Section Two - The Craft of Writing Prose; 8. Reading, Writing and Teaching The Short Story, E. A. Markham; 9. Writing the Memoir, Judith Barrington; 10. Introduction to the Novel, Jane Rogers; 11. Crime Fiction, John Dale; 12. Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy, Crawford Killian; 13. How Language Lives Us: Reading and Writing Historical Fiction, Brian Kiteley; 14. Writing Humorous Fiction, Susan Hubbard; 15. Writing for Children, Alan Brown; 16. Writing for Teenagers, Linda Newbery; 17. The 'Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creative Nonfiction, But were too Naive or Uninformed to Ask' Workshop Simulation, Lee Gutkind; Poetry; 18. Introduction to Poetry, Sean O'Brien; 19. What is Form?, W. N. Herbert; 20. New Poetries, Aaron Kunin; 21. The Poet in the Theatre: Verse Drama, Sean O'Brien; 22. The Sequence and the Long Poem, George Szirtes Scriptwriting; 23. Introduction to Scriptwriting, Mike Harris; 24. Writing for the Stage, Brighde Mullins; 25. Writing for Radio, Mike Harris; 26. Writing for Television, Stephen V. Duncan; 27. Writing for Television - UK Differences, John Milne; 28. Writing for Film, Bonnie O'Neill; Other Writing; 29. Song Lyrics and Poetry, Pat Pattison; 30. Flash Fiction, Tony Williams; 31. Writing as Experimental Practice, Thalia Field; 32. Creative-Critical Hybrids, Hazel Smith; 33. Writing as 'Therapy', Fiona Sampson; 34. Writing in the Community, Linda Sargent; 35. Writing for the Web, James Sheard; 36. The Role of the Critical Essay, Scott McCracken; 37. Translation, Susan Bassnett; 38. Collaboration in the Theatre, Timothy Braun; 39. Creative Writing Doctorates, Graeme Harper; 40. How to Start a Literary Magazine, Rebecca Wolff; Section Three - The Writer's Life; 41. How to be a Writer, John Milne; 42. How to Present Yourself as a Writer, Alison Baverstock; 43. Meet Your Public: Creative Writing and Social Media, Lou Treleaven; 44. Publishing Fiction, Mary Mount; 45. American PoBiz, Chase Twichell; 46. Publishing Poetry in Britain, Sean O'Brien; 47. The Literary Agent (Novel), David Smith; 48. The Film Agent, Julian Friedmann; 49. The Literary Agent: Television, Theatre and Radio, Alan Brodie; 50. Copyright, Shay Humphrey, with Lee Penhaligan; 51. Self-Publishing and the Rise of the Indie Author, Jane Rowland; 52. Literary Life: Prizes, Anthologies, Festivals, Reviewing, Grants, Tom Shapcott; 53. The Writer as Teacher, Gareth Creer; 54. Making a Living as a Writer, Livi Michael; Glossary; Useful Websites; Contributors; Index.
