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Creative Writing

Creative Writing is an academic discipline devoted to the composition of imaginative literary works—including fiction, poetry, and drama—distinguished by its emphasis on narrative craft, aesthetic form, and artistic expression rather than factual, journalistic, or technical communication.

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2017–2026

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Narrative Analysis: Oral Versions of Personal Experience1

William Labov, Joshua Waletzky · Journal of Narrative and Life History · 1997 · 2.9K citations

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Beyond Big and Little: The Four C Model of Creativity

James C. Kaufman, Ronald A. Beghetto · Review of General Psychology · 2009 · 2.6K citations

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Remembrance of things parsed: Story structure and recall

Jean M. Mandler, Nancy Johnson · Cognitive Psychology · 1977 · 2.1K citations

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Metafiction: The Theory and Practice of Self-Conscious Fiction

Patricia Waugh · Poetics Today · 1985 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Promoting novelty, rigor, and style in energy social science: Towards codes of practice for appropriate methods and research design

Benjamin K. Sovacool, Jonn Axsen, Steve Sorrell · Energy Research & Social Science · 2018 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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  1. JC
    James C. Kaufman

    California State University, San Bernardino, United States

    17 publications · 4K citations

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  2. TL
    Todd Lubart

    Université Paris Cité, France

    7 publications · 623 citations

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  3. RP
    Rafael Pérez y Pérez

    Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico

    7 publications · 482 citations

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  4. JB
    John Baer

    Rider University, United States

    7 publications · 878 citations

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  5. SY
    Shuai Yang

    Peking University, China

    6 publications · 265 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    30 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    20 publications

    931 citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    14 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    14 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    472 citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    13 h-index

    22 publications

    966 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    12 h-index

    13 publications

    428 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 70 publications · 4.4K citations

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  2. The Journal of Creative Behavior

    JCB · 48 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. College Composition and Communication

    CCC · 34 publications · 2.7K citations

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  4. New Writing

    47 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Creativity Research Journal

    28 publications · 1.9K citations

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Creative Writing

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