The Creativity Market—Creative Writing in the 21st Century

This collection of fourteen articles on creative writing examines the nexus of creativity and commerce and explores the relationship between academia, creative industries and emerging business practices in the global marketplace. Topics discussed include creative writing and university of the future; commercialism versus creativity; neo-liberalism and the literary paradigm; bridging academia and business, and creativity, the market, and globalization. Several essays present case studies relating to creative industries in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, and Asia. Articles are presented in a variety of styles, from scholarly research papers to interpretive formats. Contributors are academics in English and related fields from universities around the world as well as creative writing professionals. Distributed in the US by UTP Distributions. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dominique Hecq is Associate Professor in Writing and at Swinburne University (Australia). Widely published in literary studies, creative writing, psychoanalysis, and pedagogy, she is also the author of eleven creative books of which Out of Bounds (Re.Press, 2009) is the latest. She edits Bukker Tillibul, the Journal of Writing and Practice-led Research aimed at postgraduate students.