CWRI20002 Short Fiction (University of Melbourne): rated 3.5/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
CWRI20002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Creative Writing. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 短篇小说
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Creative Writing
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
In this subject, students will explore principles of the craft of writing short fiction, looking at individual narrative techniques such as material and form, plot, conflict and structure, character, point of view and style. Students will read a variety of short fiction texts from the beginning o.
CWRI20002 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 3.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.2 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Loved it, got H1 easy. Pretty manageable, the essays and stuff were not too difficult, and I never rlly did the readings. I like how u have creative choice to write what u like"
On Reddit: "hello i did this as a first year student and got an h1!! not too much, the readings are a bit long from what i remember but nothing too time consuming no set prompt, u can write whatever you like on whatever topic no set readings either. they will give you a bunch of short stori…"
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Q: Is CWRI20002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 3.2/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CWRI20002, and when is it offered?
A: CWRI20002 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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