Working As A Writer

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the strategies needed to promote and sustain an economically viable career as a professional writer
• the structure and function of the British publishing industry
• the role of the public sector in funding literary production

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• outline your position in the literary marketplace and identify your key audiences
• identify the key professional milestones you need to develop your writing career
• communicate confidentially and persuasively about your career development as a writer

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• write a draft proposal to a literary agent seeking representation
• write a draft marketing strategy for a proposed book
• Write a draft submission letter for a book

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.