CRWT30120 Literary Editorship I

Academic Year 2021/2022

This course is an introduction to literary magazine, especially in Ireland, and to the work of editing in particular. We will also engage in active editing work, including copy-editing, and proof-reading. Students will have weekly reading and writing assignments, regular editing assignments, and a final project. We will examine the history of magazines in Ireland and elsewhere to the present day and investigate their impact on literary culture. We will take stock of the current magazine landscape, print and digital. We will also study the art and technique of editing through reading essays by editors, editor-author correspondence, and original and edited texts, and produce our own literary journal online.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

• Select, edit, and proofread manuscripts for publication
• Help design and layout a literary magazine
• Participate in magazine distribution and marketing
• Research the literary and publishing markets
• Analyse literary magazines for content and approach
• Design their own literary magazine and explain their rationale
• Develop their own criteria for what makes a successful manuscript submission and a successful literary magazine.
• Compare web-based vs. print journals

Indicative Module Content:

We will examine the history of magazines in Ireland and elsewhere to the present day and investigate their impact on literary culture. We will take stock of the current magazine landscape, print and digital. We will also study the art and technique of editing through reading essays by editors, editor-author correspondence, and original and edited texts, and produce our own literary journal online.

Aims

The aim of this module is to:

• facilitate your engagement in analysis and discussion of a variety of literary journals and magazines
• develop your understanding of the editorial process of journal publishing creative writing
• introduce you to a range of theoretical and aesthetic debates concerning the craft of editing

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

76
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Lectures

0
Seminar (or Webinar)

24
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning; peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; student presentations, 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: Portfolio will be made up of an analysis paper, journalling, and final project / publication. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

There will be a combination of feedback strategies including: feedback individually to students, post-assessment, peer reviews, and self assessment.

Name Role
Dr Priscilla Morris Lecturer / Co-Lecturer