The Australian Association of Writing Programs

Aims and Objectives

The Network aims to:

• Build a national postgraduate research and supervision network and research culture among postgraduate students and their supervisors in creative writing;
• Promote collaborations between supervisors and candidates to reduce higher degree research student isolation and attrition and to improve supervision quality;
• Provide mentorship for new supervisors and for supervisors new to creative writing research;
• Disseminate information about Australian creative writing higher degrees, research, learning and teaching to potential students, early career supervisors, and the publishing community/industry; and
• Build on the strengths and ameliorate the differences of creative writing higher degree programs at a national level

Team Members

• Professor Jen Webb, University of Canberra
• Associate Professor Donna Lee Brien, Central Queensland University
• Dr Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology
• Dr Greg Battye, University of Canberra
• Dr Jordan Williams, University of Canberra
• Craig Bolland, Queensland University of Technology
• Jude Smith, Queensland University of Technology

The Network has been funded by The Australian Learning and Teaching Council under the Competitive Grants Scheme. The ALTC is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

PLEASE NOTE: this is not a commercial site, but a community network. Please don't use it to post commercial material not of immediate interest to writers.