Creative Writing: Writers on Writing

by Amal Chatterjee (Editor)

Creative Writers on Writing anthologises original literary work by eight contemporary authors Amal Chatterjee, Colm Breathnach, Fred D'Aguiar, Jane Draycott, Philip Gross, Kathryn Heyman, Sabyn Javeri, and Emily Raboteau. Dealing with birth and death, love and ambition, domestic drama and foreign adventure, they take the reader to the country (Ireland, Guyana, England) and to the city (Delhi, Karachi, New York and Prague). The pieces are accompanied by reflective essays in which the authors explore the creative process behind the writing. For readers, the essays provide insights into the works themselves; for writers, they provide insights into literary craft; and for students on creative writing courses, they provide diverse models of how to discuss one's own writing."

Genres: Writing

212 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 2014

Reviews

[Fanny · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you think this is just another book on creative writing, you’ll miss half of it! This book is exceptional and worthwhile to read, not only for (beginning) writers!
First of all it is an anthology for it presents eight very individual pieces of writing (short stories, poems, excerpts of novels) and at the same time it is a collection of essays for each writer reflects on her/his unique writing process of the published piece. Second: though the book aims at writers to give an insight view on the diverse approaches to writing, as a reader, this is a captivating collection of written pieces by eight very distinctive writers with a wide range of backgrounds (e.g. Australia, Guyana, Ireland, Pakistan). As a result: the book is a well-composed collection, remarkable and inspiring at the same time. Simply put: manifold rewarding!