About our students
The creative fusion of writing with cultural studies in the area has a direct impact on the widely recognised success of our students. Our students gain an outstanding capacity to think creatively and critically both within and outside the academic context. Our graduates are highly regarded for the innovative, wide ranging approach they have developed. They are widely valued and extensively employed in the arts, publishing and writing worlds. Many go on to become well-known and successful authors, screen writers and critics.
Our students work with teachers who are creative and scholarly practitioners, gaining access to extensive professional networks. They are encouraged to focus on contemporary and innovative practices in their chosen fields. Our students publish widely. They acquire the skills to develop successful research work. They are encouraged to have a lively engagement student initiated projects such as reading groups, student writing festivals, student publications and newsletters, student film groups, conferences, performances and readings. The area hosts an annual anthology widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading student anthologies and which is showcased each year at the international Sydney Writers Festival.