Module: Fiction Seminar

Module Specifications

Academic Year 2026 - 2027

Module Title	Fiction Seminar
Module Code	LIT1044 (ITS: EL531)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	English
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10

Description

This weekly two-hour seminar and workshop is led by Darran McCann and Juliana Adelman. In it, you will write prose, typically fiction, to be discussed with the convenor and other students. The fundamentals of prose writing will form the basis of the course materials: narrative voice, character, narrative, plot, dialogue, setting. There will be opportunities for students to receive feedback on developing prose. The module is assessed through the submission of a work of prose (a short story or extract from a fully-synopsized longer piece) of around 5,000 words.

Learning Outcomes

1. Have an informed knowledge of and opinion about key fictionist strategies.
2. Understand the potential architectures of fictions and their creative possibilities
3. Analyse and evaluate different implications of stylistic choices
4. Understand the importance of drafting and revision in the writing process
5. Understand how to relate theory to practice
6. Demonstrate sensitivity to language, structure and character as phenomena of narration

Total Workload: 0

Section Breakdown
CRN	10902	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Darran McCann	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Essay	n/a	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

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Indicative Reading List

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