Creative writing : writers on writing / edited by Amal Chatterjee.

Includes bibliographical references.

Cover; Title page; Disclaimer; Series information; Contents; Abstract; Editor's preface; About the contributors; 1 Fred D'Aguiar; Grandfather calypso; Reading myself as a stranger; 2 Jane Draycott; De Somniis; Why some people like to keep chickens; The staircase; 3 Kathryn Heyman; Wood for the trees; Navigating the dark woods of fiction; 4 Philip Gross; Cave diver in the deep reach; Caves of making, and the making of a cave; 5 Sabyn Javeri; A malady of the heart; A malady of the mind; 6 Colm Breathnach; The pulse of language; Language itself; 7 Emily Raboteau; Rapture; Capturing Rapture

8 Amal ChatterjeeA simple recipe; The ingredients of A simple recipe; Imprint information and credits; References

Creative Writing: 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. 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.

English.

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