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<div align="center">Eleventh Annual Australian Association of Writing
Programs (AAWP) Conference<br>
<br>
<i>Perilous Adventures: Creative Writing Practice and Research in the
Higher Degree and Beyond<br>
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</i> <br>
23-26 November, 2006. Brisbane, Queensland.<br>
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<b>Invitation to Attend:<br>
<br>
</b>The 2006 organising committee would like to extend an enthusiastic
welcome to attend the eleventh annual AAWP Conference, which will be held
in Brisbane from 23 to 26 November inclusive. We are planning a
challenging, exciting and rigorous bacchanalia of events, including
debates, bowling, panels, papers, dangerous cocktails, and a full day of
postgraduate workshops, panels and papers on Thursday the
23<sup>rd</sup>. The venue will be the Creative Industries Precinct at
QUT’s Kelvin Grove Campus.<br>
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<b>Call for Papers:<br>
</b>DEADLINE: August 1, 2006<br>
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The conference theme is <i>Perilous Adventures: Creative Writing Practice
and Research in the Higher Degree and Beyond</i>. The program will
include keynote speakers, plenary panels and papers that explore the
possibilities for research and practice that look beyond the
now-traditional model of the exegetical, postgraduate research model.
Creative Practice as Research has become a fundamental aspect of research
within the Creative Industries, with a flourishing and dynamic field of
inquiry, particularly in terms of pedagogy and postgraduate research. In
fact, it seems that Creative Writing has, in Australia, dominated the
field in terms of articulating and responding to the demands for ways in
which to articulate strategies for postgraduate practice-based research.
To continue to flourish under the new Research Quality Framework (RQF),
the ever-increasing pressure to be successful in securing large grants,
and a renewed emphasis on quality teaching, Creative Writing needs to
also look towards ways of establishing and developing research agendas
that operate beyond Research Higher Degrees; to consider ongoing,
collaborative, multivalent research and practice strategies that can
contribute to extending and growing both our individual and national
research agendas.<br>
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We are particularly interested in seeing submissions which explore the
following issues:
<ul>
<li>How can we develop critical and innovative approaches to Learning and
Teaching?
<li>What are the challenges and opportunities in designing Creative
writing coursework?
<li>What are the possibilities for cross-disciplinary,
cross-institutional and industry-linked research projects?
<li>Creative and Professional Writing & the RQF
<li>The Future of Creative Writing in the Academy
<li>Other provocative, challenging ideas
<li>NB: Papers which articulate or explore individual or pedagogic issues
particular to RHD research (ie: papers describe or are about your own MA
or PhD project) will be scheduled as part of the postgraduate day
(Thursday November 23<sup>rd</sup>)
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We invite:
<ol>
<li>abstracts of approximately 200 words for 20 minute papers,
<li>proposals for 60 minute panels (including three speakers and a
chair), approximately 600 words,
<li>debate topics (you may suggest a topic for debate, up to 100 words) –
(a) “Should RHD Programs accept unpublished authors?”, (b) “Should an
exegesis be a necessary part of a PhD?”
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Please note that delegates intending to present papers of be involved in
panels need to be financial members of the AAWP at the time of the
conference. Membership fees can be paid beforehand by contacting the
Treasurer, Brenda Glover, at:<br>
<a href="mailto:Brenda.Glover@uts.edu.au">Brenda.Glover@uts.edu.au</a><br>
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Abstracts should be sent directly to Dr Glen Thomas:<br>
<a href="mailto:gj.thomas@qut.edu.au">gj.thomas@qut.edu.au</a><br>
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For further information, please contact Dr Nike Bourke:<br>
<a href="mailto:n.bourke@qut.edu.au">n.bourke@qut.edu.au</a><br>
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<b>Postgraduate Day<br>
</b>Thursday November 23<sup>rd</sup> will be a dedicated postgraduate
day, including papers by postgraduate students, a poster display of
current postgraduate work, workshops and opportunities for debate and
discussion.<br>
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Postgraduate students who attend will be actively involved in a range of
dynamic, stimulating opportunities for networking, knowledge-sharing and
discussion. The postgraduate day is always popular, so please book early
for a place in the program. (Please note, however, that only currently
enrolled RHD (MA and PhD students) are eligible to attend and participate
in the postgraduate day.)<br>
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All postgraduates who book for the one-day program will be asked to:
<ul>
<li>Submit a poster (a template and guidelines will be provided)
describing their research project.
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Enquiries (postgraduate day):
<a href="mailto:dm.hancox@student.qut.edu.au">
dm.hancox@student.qut.edu.au</a>. <br>
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The eleventh annual AAWP conference is supported by the Creative
Industries Faculty of Queensland University of Technology.<br><br>
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Dr Nike Bourke<br>
Lecturer<br>
Creative Writing & Cultural Studies Discipline<br>
Creative Industries Faculty<br>
Queensland University of Technology<br>
Ph: +61 7 3864 9626<br>
Fax: +61 7 3864 8238</body>
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