This paper will provide students the opportunity to devise, carry out and revise an independent and original creative writing manuscript, while receiving supervision and peer feedback within a creative workshop environment. Students are selected by portfolio assessment: application portfolios due by the first Friday in June.

Teaching Periods and Locations


25X (HAM) Paper outline	14 Jul 2025 - 28 Jun 2026	Hamilton	On-campus	100% internal assessment

If your paper outline is not linked below, try the previous year's version of this paper.

Portfolio Requirements: A portfolio of up to 10,000 words, consisting of 4-6 pieces of writing. May include fiction, excerpts of long prose, creative nonfiction and poetry, but MUST contain at least ONE poem and ONE COMPLETE short story or creative nonfiction piece. You will need: a cover letter detailing your experience as a writer, and a one-page proposal outlining the manuscript you intend to produce on the course. Submit to tracey.slaughter@waikato.ac.nz by the first Friday in June.

Indicative Fees

Domestic

International


25X (HAM)	$8,084

You will be sent an enrolment agreement which will confirm your fees. Tuition fees shown are indicative only and may change. There are additional fees and charges related to enrolment - please see the Table of Fees and Charges for more information.


25X (HAM)	$40,949

You will be sent an enrolment agreement which will confirm your fees. Tuition fees shown are indicative only and may change. There are additional fees and charges related to enrolment - please see the Table of Fees and Charges for more information.

CWRIT594

Teaching Periods and Locations

Indicative Fees

Available subjects

Writing Studies

Professional Writing

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