Creative writing under the ERA: writing under duress, but relatively happy

Abstract

The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) research evaluation process includes creative work, including creative writing. This article discusses the effect that writing under the ERA is having on academics in creative writing, including probing the attitudes to ERA that creative writing academics hold. It presents the results of a survey run with writing academics who contributed to an ERA-inspired special issue of TEXT journal, which included questions about writing, and reviewing, creative work under ERA guidelines.