The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing

By Tara Mokhtari

Book Overview

Covering all of the major genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, dramatic writing and writing for digital media, this 3rd edition of the book is a practical, complete, introductory manual for students of creative writing.

The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing now features:

- New sections and exercises for editing and revising across the genres and hybrid forms
- A new chapter on intersectionality and writing alongside interviews with practitioners from a host of backgrounds and experiences
- An updated and expanded chapter on writing for digital media that explores the role of AI
- An updated and fully expanded glossary of key terms

Through a structured series of practical writing exercises - perfect for the classroom, the writer's workshop or the creative writing autodidact - the book helps build the new writer from the first explorations of voice and the relationship between writing and knowledge, through to mastery of a wide range of genres and forms. With practical guidance on writing scholarly critiques of your own work, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is an essential guide for any introductory creative writing course and a practical companion for more advanced writers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 135046712X
• ISBN13: 9781350467125
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"