{"product_id":"creative-and-non-fiction-writing-during-isolation-and-confinement-imaginative-travel-prison-shipwrecks-pandemics-and-war-paperback","title":"Creative and Non-Fiction Writing During Isolation and Confinement: Imaginative Travel, Prison, Shipwrecks, Pandemics, and War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Stubbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines writing that has been created in isolation and confinement, and it explores the stories, characters, and situations that have arisen from these states throughout history. It offers a deeper understanding of how others have found inspiration, purpose, and clarity in these difficult and challenging conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy traversing the narratives of writers, wanderers, mariners, prisoners, recluses, and soldiers, this book offers writers and readers a chance to re-think the parameters of their own circumstances. Exploring a broad range of themes, from writing during a pandemic (COVID-19), travel writing, writing from incarceration, and writing within war and conflict zones, each chapter will look at historical contexts as well as contemporary examples within these themes to demonstrate the rich history and current relevance of writing during confinement and isolation. The book also contains tips and exercises to help develop writing skills during restrictive circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a valuable resource for scholars seeking to observe how writing has developed through various themes of isolation in the past, as well as students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of creative writing, communication studies, and journalism seeking to learn through lived experiences how to hone their writing during challenging times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Stubbs\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior lecturer in journalism and creative writing at the University of South Australia. He received his PhD from the University of Canberra. Prior to academia, Ben was a feature writer for international publications including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eand the\u003cem\u003e Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e. Ben has written three books: \u003ci\u003eTicket to Paradise \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eAfter Dark \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), and \u003ci\u003eThe Crow Eaters \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). He has also written numerous journal articles and book chapters examining the plurality of travel writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783768113440,"sku":"9781032152516","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59e033e8d1932aa7079701549a4e3c7f.webp?v=1780594160","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/creative-and-non-fiction-writing-during-isolation-and-confinement-imaginative-travel-prison-shipwrecks-pandemics-and-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}