{"product_id":"9781350152021","title":"Beyond Craft An Anti-Handbook for Creative Writers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeyond Craft\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anti-Handbook for Creative Writers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteve Westbrook | James Ryan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Writing \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously a handbook and a critique of one, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Craft\u003c\/i\u003e combines an orientation to the field of creative writing with an insight into current scholarship surrounding creative writing pedagogy. A much-needed alternative to the traditional craft guide, this text pairs advice and exercises on composition with an illuminating commentary on the issues surrounding these very techniques. Teaching the craft whilst apprising students of the issues of craft pedagogy, this book allows them to gain an awareness of how current pedagogy comes at the expense of larger and increasingly relevant cultural concerns. Westbrook and Ryan bring emerging writers into the larger conversations that define the field, inviting them to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Contextualize their own writing practices and educational experiences in relation to the history of creative writing as an academic discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Determine how New Critical lore and Romantic mythology may affect-even distort-their understanding of literary\u003cbr\u003e production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Critically examine their notions of authorship, collaboration, and invention in relation to contemporary literary and\u003cbr\u003e rhetorical theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Understand and evaluate the economic, social, political, and professional challenges facing creative writers today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Analyze the contemporary literary marketplace not only to identify potential publication contexts but also to understand how issues of diversity and bias affect writing communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Reflect on how increasingly rapid technological developments may affect their own writing and the future of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Earnestly self-aware throughout, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Craft \u003c\/i\u003eboth inducts new writers into the field of creative writing and infuses them with an understanding of the wider dialogue surrounding their craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Westbrook\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at California State University Fullerton, where he teaches courses\u003cbr\u003ein creative writing, composition-rhetoric, and cultural studies. His edited collection, Composition \u0026amp; Copyright, is available\u003cbr\u003efrom SUNY-Press, and his poetry chapbook, Vox Americana, is available from Orange Monkey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate in Composition and Rhetoric at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches\u003cbr\u003ecomposition and interactive fiction. James is the editor-in-chief of Journal of Creative Writing Studies. His narrative\u003cbr\u003eadventure game Roll Player: Adventures is forthcoming from Thunderworks Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350152021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332838097036,"sku":"9781350152021","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_03cdade7-9b45-4e58-9b72-c18d5da1bb77.jpg?v=1783606527","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350152021","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}