The poet brings his fascination with formal poetry to 21st century subjects — internet culture, science, postmodern architecture — even as he also explores intimacy, gay love, and emotionally-charged
Women’s letters and memoirs were until recently considered to have little historical significance. Many of these materials have disappeared or remain unarchived, often dismissed as ephemera and
The Best Travel Writing, Volume 11 is the latest in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing ? from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers.
Transitions in Writing explores the writer’s experience of managing new demands in a range of settings and contexts, from both macro- and micro perspectives.
A smart, practical, and often funny guide for those who aspire to write mysteries, Sleuth reveals the secrets behind the curtain from a bestselling and award-winning master of the genre.Gail Bowen sho
In a novel of stunning scope, Chuma Nwokolo moves across time and place to deliver a story that speaks to urgent contemporary concerns. His characters’ indelible voices offer perspectives t
In Writing Development in Struggling Learners , international researchers provide insights into the development of writing skills from early writing and spelling development through to composition, th
In this compelling collection of essays contributors critically examine Creative Writing in American Higher Education. Considering Creative Writing teaching, learning and knowledge, the book recognize
In this compelling collection of essays contributors critically examine Creative Writing in American Higher Education. Considering Creative Writing teaching, learning and knowledge, the book recognize
We evaluate poems constantly: as workshop leaders, competition judges and journal editors. But how do we judge the success of verse in these contexts? The authors propose an innovative method by which
When her mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the author returns to letters they'd exchanged years before, to foster her mother's engagement with reading and thinking. Bird-bent Grass uses excerpts f
This volume aims to analyze validated intervention programs focused on: the teaching and learning of writing as a skill and the use of writing as a learning activity in various school subjects/skills.
When I finished Writing the Pilot a few years back, I figured I’d managed to cram everything I had to say on the subject in that little 90-page package. But that was 2011, and in the years that have p
Develop a voice that captures readers' attention All writers bring a unique set of skills to their work: One author might write outstanding characters, while another might dazzle with dialogue. You
My Basilian Priesthood is a memoir of Michael Quealey’s six years in the order in the 1960s. During his priesthood, Quealey was director of the Newman Centre at the University of Toronto and engaged i
The seventeenth edition of the classic food writing anthology that serves up "a menu of delicious food, colorful characters, and tales of strange and wonderful food adventures" (Booklist) ea
Elizabeth and Adam Shortt first visited Europe in 1911 and this book shares their diaries and letters from that trip. In 1908 the Shortt relocated his family to Ottawa to take up a commission overseei
Marking the tenth anniversary of the New Writing Viewpoints series, this new book takes the concept of an edited collection to its extreme, pushing the possibilities of scholarship and collaboration.
Marking the tenth anniversary of the New Writing Viewpoints series, this new book takes the concept of an edited collection to its extreme, pushing the possibilities of scholarship and collaboration.
The rise of digital publishing and the ebook has opened up an array of possibilities for the writer working with innovation in mind.Creative Writing and the Radical uses an examination of how experime
Multimodality in Higher Education showcases new directions in multimodal research and also focuses on teaching multimodal text production and writing pedagogy. It theorizes writing practices and writi
On the borders there were new guerrilla armies. The rouble and the dollar had replaced the pound sterling. The kilometre and the kilogram and the litre were new ways of measuring miles and imperial po
On the borders there were new guerrilla armies. The rouble and the dollar had replaced the pound sterling. The kilometre and the kilogram and the litre were new ways of measuring miles and imperial po
The Hairdresser of Harare, which the New York Times Book Review called a fresh and moving account of contemporary Zimbabwe,” announced Tendai Huchu as a shrewd and funny social commentator. InThe Maes
The Hairdresser of Harare, which the New York Times Book Review called a fresh and moving account of contemporary Zimbabwe,” announced Tendai Huchu as a shrewd and funny social commentator. InThe Maes
Writing for theatre is a unique art form, different even from other kinds of scriptwriting. Making theatre is a truly collaborative process which can be a tricky aspect to grasp when starting out. Thi
(Post)Graduate students experience enormous challenges in research writing. New writing pedagogies make explicit the often-hidden research literacies.(Post)Graduate Research Literacies and Writing Ped
In the edited volume Writing for Professional Development, Giulia Ortoleva, Mireille Betrancourt and Stephen Billett explore the relation between writing and professional development. Two main perspec
Anthony Bourdain, John T. Edge, Jonathan Gold, Francis Lam, Ruth Reichl, Calvin Trillin, Alice Waters. These are just some of the celebrated writers and foodies whose work has appeared inBest Food Wri
Writing for the Web offers sound principles of writing persuasive copy and using the latest techniques to create an online portfolio, develop a website or blog, and present strong, lively content peop
This book offers an in-depth study of the poetics of creative writing as a subject in the dramatically changing context of practice as research, taking into account the importance of the subjectivity
This book offers an in-depth study of the poetics of creative writing as a subject in the dramatically changing context of practice as research, taking into account the importance of the subjectivity
Sometimes you love a soccer team not only for their strengths, the splendor of their play, and the appealing thrust of their character, but also for the haunting possibility that their best hopes may
Working Memory: Women and Work in World War II speaks to the work women did during the war: the labour of survival, resistance, and collaboration, and the labour of recording, representing, and memori
