This module gives students the opportunity to produce a sustained piece of original writing of their own devising. They will have the chance to develop both their imaginative and critical abilities through completion of the creative work and accompanying reflective commentary of 2500 words. Possible project forms include a long short story or a sequence of linked short stories (totalling 7500 words), a cycle or pamphlet-length collection of poems (total number of pages to be agreed with supervisor), a work of creative nonfiction (7500 words), a one-act play or the script for a short film (7500 words or number of pages to be agreed with supervisor). Students will choose and design their project in consultation with academic staff and write the dissertation under appropriate academic supervision. Supervisions and independent student research and writing will be complemented by a number of small-group workshops over the course of the academic year.