Craig Batty

Research Interests

Creative and professional writing Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting) Higher Education Screen and Media Culture Screen media Specialist Studies in Education

Prof Craig Batty

Pro Vice Chancellor, College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities

Office of Creative Arts, Design & Humanities

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities

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Craig is an award-winning educator, researcher and supervisor in the areas of screenwriting, creative writing and screen production, and the broader field of creative practice research, which includes the creative doctorate. He is currently editor of the Journal of Screenwriting, and co-editor of Media Practice and Education. 
Craig has published over 100 books, book chapters, journal articles and creative practice research works, as well as industry articles, book reviews and interviews. He has also worked on a variety of screen projects as a writer, script editor and script consultant, where he continues to mentor emerging screenwriters.
Craig joined UniSA Creative in 2021 as Dean of Research, where he oversaw the Academic Unit's research strategy and performance, including Higher Degrees by Research, as well as research engagement and impact. Since 2022 he has been in the role of Executive Dean, where he overseas the Academic Unit's strategy and performance, which includes responsibility for research, education, external engagement, and workplace culture.
Craig is also President of the Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA). He was previously Research Lead for the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH)'s Network of Associate and Deputy Deans; Deputy Chair and Research Lead for the Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP); and Founding Chair of the Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA)'s Research Sub-Committee.

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2025 Batty, C. (2025). Editorial. Journal of Screenwriting, 16(2), 135-137.
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2025 Batty, C., & Holbrook, A. (2025). Screenwriting as research: how do doctoral candidates articulate the screenplay as a contribution to knowledge?. New Writing, online(3), 1-19.
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2025 Flanagan, N., Gist, C., Joseph, S., & Batty, C. (2025). The autoethnographic screenwriter: deepening insights and producing knowledge in the creative PhD. New Writing, 22(1), 37-54.
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2025 Ellison, E., Batty, C., Joseph, S., & Owens, A. (2025). Supervising doctorates in creative writing: what is the lived experience?. New Writing, 22(4), 1-22.
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2025 Batty, C. (2025). Editorial. Journal of Screenwriting, 16(1), 3-5.
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2024 Batty, C. (2024). Editorial. Journal of Screenwriting, 15(1), 3-4.
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2024 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2024). One for the team: understanding individual and collaborative pursuits of script development across competing discourses. Creative Industries Journal, 17(1), 157-168.
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2024 Ryan, C., McAllister, M., Batty, C., & Vanderburg, R. (2024). An action research evaluation using films in a workshop for nursing clinical educators. Educational Action Research, 32(4), 695-707.
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2024 Batty, C., & Zalipour, A. (2024). Research, practice, knowledge: introducing the creative knowledges enabling framework. Media Practice and Education, online(4), 1-17.
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2024 Batty, C. (2024). Editorial - Journal of Screenwriting. Journal of Screenwriting, 15(2), 105-107.
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2023 Batty, C. (2023). Editorial - Journal of Screenwriting. Journal of Screenwriting, 14(2), 109-111.
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2023 Batty, C. (2023). Editorial - Journal of Screenwriting. Journal of Screenwriting, 14(1), 3-5.
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2022 Batty, C. (2022). Editorial - Journal of Screenwriting. Journal of Screenwriting, 13(2), 151-153.
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2022 Cattoni, J., Ryan, C., Batty, C., McAllister, M., & Nash, J. (2022). Collaborative story development across the creative arts and nursing: reflections on a practice-based filmmaking research project. Media Practice and Education, 23(4), 329-346.
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2022 Dooley, K., McHugh, M., Berry, M., Batty, C., & Verdon, J. (2022). Approaches to gender diversity behind the camera in Australian student screen productions. Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, (24), 118-131.
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2022 Böhm, C., & Batty, C. (2022). Evoking character perspective in screenplay directions: a multilingual approach to writing the 'big print'. New Writing, 19(3), 351-372.
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2022 Lindsey, K., Smith, M., Clark, A., Batty, C., Brien, D., & Landers, R. (2022). 'Creative histories' and the Australian context. History Australia, 19(2), 325-346.
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2022 Batty, C. (2022). Editorial - Journal of Screenwriting. Journal of Screenwriting, 13(1), 3-4.
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2022 Ryan, C. L., Cant, R., McAllister, M. M., Vanderburg, R., & Batty, C. (2022). Transformative learning theory applications in health professional and nursing education: an umbrella review. Nurse Education Today, 119(105604), 1-8.
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2021 Batty, C. (2021). Editorial - Journal of Screenwriting. Journal of Screenwriting, 12(2), 131-133.
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2021 Ianniello, M., & Batty, C. (2021). Serial offenders? Defining the boundaries of series and serial TV for screenwriting practice and theory. Journal Of Screenwriting, 12(1), 55-74.
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2021 Batty, C. (2021). Editorial - Media Practice and Education. Media Practice and Education, 22(2), 87-88.
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2021 Joseph, S., Drayton, D., Attfield, S., & Batty, C. (2021). Poetry meets design pedagogy in The WoW Project: collaborations on 'The Moving Poet' to 'start the conversation'. TEXT, 25(64), 1-18.
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2020 Ellison, E., & Batty, C. (2020). Collaborating upwards: writing across hierarchical boundaries. Text, 24(S59), 1-15.
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2020 Batty, C. (2020). Editorial - Journal of Screenwriting. Journal of Screenwriting, 11(1), 3-6.
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2020 Owens, A., Brien, D. L., Ellison, E., & Batty, C. (2020). Student reflections on doctoral learning: challenges and breakthroughs. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 11(1), 107-122.
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2020 Batty, C., Ellison, E., Owens, A., & Brien, D. (2020). Mapping the emotional journey of the doctoral 'hero': challenges faced and breakthroughs made by creative arts and humanities candidates. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 19(4), 354-376.
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2020 Barnacle, R., Cuthbert, D., Schmidt, C., & Batty, C. (2020). Vectors of knowledge exchange: the value of industry engagement to HASS PhDs. Higher Education, 80(5), 973-987.
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2020 Conroy, C. M., & Batty, C. (2020). Writing the organisational crisis: embodied leadership engaged through the lens of a playscript. New Writing, 17(4), 414-427.
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2020 Barnacle, R., Cuthbert, D., Schmidt, C., & Batty, C. (2020). HASS PhD graduate careers and knowledge transfer: a conduit for enduring, multi-sector networks. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 19(4), 397-418.
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2019 Owens, A., Brien, D. L., McAllister, M., Batty, C., Carson, S., & Tuckett, A. (2019). Researching, implementing, and evaluating industry focused and cross-disciplinary doctoral training. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 14, 651-673.
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2019 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2019). Comedy writing as method: reflections on screenwriting in creative practice research. New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, 16(3), 374-392.
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2019 Tofler, M., Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2019). The comedy web series: reshaping Australian script development and commissioning practices. Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 8(1), 71-84.
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2019 Brien, D. L., Owens, A., Batty, C., & Ellison, E. (2019). Investigating candidates' research experience beyond the thesis: the peripheral world of the doctorate. Text, 23(S57), 1-17.
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2018 Batty, C., & Baker, D. J. (2018). The role of fiction in screenwriting (as) research. Text, 2(1, S48), 1-10.
2018 Batty, C., Berkeley, L., & Glisovic, S. (2018). A morning coffee in Melbourne: discussing the contentious spaces of media practice research. Media Practice and Education, 19(1), 8-17.
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2018 Batty, C., Berry, M., & Frankham, B. (2018). Exploring a new era of screen production research: laying foundations for engagement and impact. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 12(2-3), 162-178.
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2018 Batty, C., O'Meara, R., Taylor, S., Joyce, H., Burne, P., Maloney, N., . . . Tofler, M. (2018). Script development as a 'wicked problem'. Journal of Screenwriting, 9(2), 153-174.
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2017 Sempert, M., Sawtell, L., Murray, P., Langley, S., & Batty, C. (2017). Methodologically speaking: innovative approaches to knowledge and text in creative writing research. New Writing, 14(2), 205-222.
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2017 Batty, C., & Holbrook, A. (2017). Contributing to knowledge in creative writing research: what, where, how?. Text, 21(2, S44), 1-16.
2017 Batty, C., & Brien, D. L. (2017). The exegesis now: where are we, and where are we going?. Text, 21(2, S44), 1-9.
2017 Batty, C., Beaton, K., Sculley, S., & Taylor, S. (2017). The screenwriting PhD: creative practice, critical theory and contributing to knowledge. Text, 21(2, S44), 1-17.
2017 Tofler, M., & Batty, C. (2017). Not just for laughs: the role of the pilot in commissioning Australian television comedy series. Comedy Studies, 8(1), 81-92.
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2017 Batty, C., Taylor, S., Sawtell, L., & Conor, B. (2017). Editorial. Journal of Screenwriting, 8(3), 219-223.
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2017 Batty, C., Taylor, S., Sawtell, L., & Conor, B. (2017). Script development: defining the field. Journal of Screenwriting, 8(3), 225-247.
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2016 Batty, C., & McAulay, A. (2016). The academic screenplay: approaching screenwriting as a research practice. Writing in Education, 2, 1-8.
2016 Berry, M., & Batty, C. (2016). The stories of supervision: creative writing in a critical space. New writing, 13(2), 247-260.
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2016 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2016). Script development and the hidden practices of screenwriting: perspectives from industry professionals. New writing, 13(2), 204-217.
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2016 Batty, C. (2016). Screenwriting studies, screenwriting practice and the screenwriting manual. New writing, 13(1), 59-70.
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2016 Vine, J., Batty, C., & Muir, R. (2016). A question of ethics: the challenges for journalism practice as a mode of research. Journal of Media Practice, 17(2-3), 232-249.
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2016 Batty, C. (2016). Collaboration, critique and a community of peers: the benefits of peer learning groups for screen production research degrees. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(1), 65-78.
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2016 Kerrigan, S., & Batty, C. (2016). Re-conceptualising screenwriting for the academy: the social, cultural and creative practice of developing a screenplay. New Writing, 13(1), 130-144.
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2016 Glisovic, S., Berkeley, L., & Batty, C. (2016). The problem of peer review in screen production: exploring issues and proposing solutions. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(1), 5-19.
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2016 Batty, C., Sawtell, L., & Taylor, S. (2016). Thinking through the screenplay: the academy as a site for research-based script development. Journal of writing in creative practice, 9(1-2), 149-162.
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2016 Kerrigan, S., & Batty, C. (2016). Show, don't tell: Contemporary screen production research. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(1), 2-4.
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2016 Batty, C., & Kerrigan, S. (2016). Writing with/on/for the screen. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 9(1), 3-6.
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2015 Baker, D. J., Batty, C., Beattie, D., & Davis, S. (2015). Scriptwriting as a research practice: expanding the field. TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses, (special issue 29), 1-11.
2015 Batty, C., Perkins, C., & Sita, J. C. (2015). How we came to eye tracking animation: a cross-disciplinary approach to researching the moving image. Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media, 25(2), 1-12.
2015 Batty, C. (2015). A screenwriter's journey into theme, and how creative writing research might help us to define screen production research. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 9(2), 110-121.
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2015 Batty, C., & Berry, M. (2015). Constellations and connections: the playful space of the creative practice research degree. Journal of Media Practice, 16(3), 181-194.
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2015 Kerrigan, S., & Batty, C. (2015). Looking back in order to look forward: re-scripting and re-framing screen production research. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 9(2), 90-92.
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2015 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2015). Interrogating writing practices: perspectives from the screenwriting industry. Writing in Practice, 1, 1-10.
2014 Batty, C. (2014). 'Show me your Slugline and I'll let you have the Firstlook': some thoughts on today's digital screenwriting tools and apps. Media International Australia, 153(153), 118-127.
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2014 Batty, C., & Sinclair, J. (2014). Peer-to-peer learning in the higher degree by research context: a creative writing case study. New Writing, 11(3), 335-346.
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2014 Batty, C., & Devenish, L. (2014). Reviews. Journal of Screenwriting, 5(3), 419-424.
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2014 Batty, C., & Joyce, H. (2014). Reviews. Journal of Screenwriting, 5(1), 167-172.
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2013 Batty, C. (2013). Unpacking critical theories to enhance creative practice: a PhD in screenwriting case study. Media Education Research Journal, 4(1), 12-26.
2012 BATTY, C. (2012). An interview by Craig Batty with Linda Seger. Journal of Screenwriting, 3(2), 239-246.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). An interview with Christopher Vogler. Journal of Screenwriting, 2(1), 117-127.
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2010 Batty, C. (2010). The physical and emotional threads of the archetypal hero's journey: proposing common terminology and re-examining the narrative model. Journal of Screenwriting, 1(2), 291-308.
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2007 Batty, C. (2007). Tom, Dick & Harry. New Writing, 4(2), 97-107.
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2001 Coleman, R. L. (2001). Introduction. Operative Techniques in Gynecologic Surgery, 6(2), 49.
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2022 O'Meara, R., Dwyer, T., Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (Eds.) (2022). TV Transformations and transgressive women: from prisoner: cell block H to Wentworth. UK: Peter Lang AG.
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2022 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (Eds.) (2022). The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2022 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (Eds.) (2022). The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2022 O'Meara, R., Dwyer, T., Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2022). TV Transformations and Transgressive Women: From Prisoner: Cell Block H to Wentworth.
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2021 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (Eds.) (2021). Script development: critical approaches, creative practices, international perspectives. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2021 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (Eds.) (2021). Script development: critical approaches, creative practices, international perspectives. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (Eds.) (2020). The doctoral experience: student stories from the creative arts and humanities. Switzerland: Springer.
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2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (Eds.) (2020). The doctoral experience: student stories from the creative arts and humanities. Switzerland: Springer.
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2019 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2019). Writing for the Screen: Creative and Critical Approaches - Revised edition (2 ed.). UK: Bloomsbury Academic.
2019 Batty, C., Berry, M., Dooley, K., Frankham, B., & Kerrigan, S. (Eds.) (2019). The Palgrave handbook of screen production (1 ed.). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2019 Batty, C., Berry, M., Dooley, K., Frankham, B., & Kerrigan, S. (Eds.) (2019). The Palgrave handbook of screen production (1 ed.). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2019 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2019). Writing for the Screen. Bloomsbury Publishing.
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2018 Batty, C., & Kerrigan, S. (Eds.) (2018). Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2018 Batty, C., & Kerrigan, S. (Eds.) (2018). Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Media writing : a practical introduction (2nd ed.). UK: Palgrave.
2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Media Writing. Macmillan Education UK.
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2014 Jacey, H., & Batty, C. (2014). Writing and selling romantic comedy screenplays. UK: Creative Essentials.
2014 Batty, C. (Ed.) (2014). Screenwriters and screenwriting: putting practice into context. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2014 Batty, C. (Ed.) (2014). Screenwriters and screenwriting: putting practice into context. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2012 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2012). The creative screenwriter: exercises to expand your craft (1 ed.). UK: Bloomsbury.
2012 Batty, C. (2012). Screenplays: how to write and sell them. UK: Kamera Books.
2011 Batty, C. (2011). Movies that move us: screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey (1 ed.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2010 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2010). Media writing: a practical introduction (1 ed.). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
2008 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2008). Writing for the screen: creative and critical approaches. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Year Citation
2023 Batty, C. (2023). Screenwriters in the academy: The opportunities of research-led practice. In Palgrave Handbook of Screenwriting Studies (pp. 759-775).
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2023 Batty, C. (2023). Screenwriters in the Academy: the opportunities of research-led practice. In R. Davies, P. Russo, & C. Tieber (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Screenwriting Studies (pp. 759-775). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2022 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2022). Introduction - The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development. In S. Taylor, & C. Batty (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 1-6). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2022 Haslop, C., & Batty, C. (2022). From boys to men via Cell Block H: Prisoner, queer identities and productive fan nostalgia. In R. O’Meara (Ed.), Source details - Title: TV Transformations & Transgressive Women From Prisoner: Cell Block H to Wentworth (pp. 339-361). UK: Peter Lang AG.
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2022 O'Meara, R., Dwyer, T., Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2022). Breakout women: Introduction to TV transformations, gender and transgression. In R. O'Meara (Ed.), Source details - Title: TV Transformations and Transgressive Women: From Prisoner: Cell Block H to Wentworth (pp. 1-18). UK: Peter Lang AG.
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2022 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2022). Introduction. In Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 1-6).
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2022 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2022). The business of script development: Insights from industry practitioners. In Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 147-159). Springer International Publishing.
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2021 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2021). Introduction. In Script Development Critical Approaches Creative Practices International Perspectives (pp. 1-6).
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2021 Taylor, S., & Batty, C. (2021). Introduction. In The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development (pp. 1-6). Springer International Publishing.
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2021 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2021). Introduction. In Script Development (pp. 1-6). Springer International Publishing.
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2021 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2021). Introduction - Script Development: Critical Approaches, Creative Practices, International Perspectives. In C. Batty, & S. Taylor (Eds.), Source details - Title: Script Development: Critical Approaches, Creative Practices, International Perspectives (pp. 1-6). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2021 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2021). Screenwriting beyond the paradigms: creative thinking and script development. In A. D, & A. S (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creative Writing Practice: Reflections on Form and Process (pp. 51-64). Switzerland: Springer.
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2021 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2021). Room for improvement: discourses of quality and betterment in script development. In C. Taylor (Ed.), Source details - Title: Script Development Critical Approaches, Creative Practices,International Perspectives (pp. 271-292). Germany: Springer International Publishing.
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2021 Berry, M., & Batty, C. (2021). Using fiction in and for research: embodied experiences, performative data, engagement and impact. In J. Crossman, & S. Bordia (Eds.), Source details - Title: Handbook of Qualitative Research Methodologies in Workplace Contexts (pp. 99-113). UK: Edward Elgar.
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2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2020). Taking ownership of the doctoral experience: introduction to part. In D. L. Brien (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Doctoral Experience: Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities (pp. 103-106). Switzerland: Springer.
2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2020). Orienting towards the doctoral journey: introduction to part. In D. L. Brien (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Doctoral Experience: Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities (pp. 11-14). Switzerland: Springer.
2020 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2020). The role of the script editor, revised. In G. Harper, & J. Kroll (Eds.), Source details - Title: Creative writing: drafting, revising and editing (1 ed.). UK: Red Globe Press.
2020 Batty, C., Burne, P., & Gaunson, S. (2020). Screenwriting the beach: conflict, catharsis and the character arc in Australian film. In E. Ellison, & D. L. Brien (Eds.), Source details - Title: Writing the Australian Beach: Local Site, Global Idea (pp. 39-56). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2020). Completing the doctoral journey: introduction to part. In D. L. Brien (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Doctoral Experience: Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities (pp. 183-186). Switzerland: Springer.
2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2020). Staying on the doctoral path: introduction to part. In D. L. Brien (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Doctoral Experience: Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities (pp. 143-145). Switzerland: Springer.
2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2020). Setting out on the doctoral degree: introduction to part. In D. L. Brien (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Doctoral Experience: Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities (pp. 53-54). Switzerland: Springer.
2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2020). Introduction - The doctoral experience: student stories from the creative arts and humanities. In D. L. Brien (Ed.), Source details - Title: The doctoral experience: student stories from the creative arts and humanities (pp. 1-10). Switzerland: Springer.
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2020 Taylor, S., Dwyer, T., O'Meara, R., & Batty, C. (2020). From the stony ground up: the unique affordances of the gaol as 'hub' for transgressive female representations in women-in-prison dramas. In M. Harmes, M. Harmes, & B. Harmes (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave handbook of incarceration in popular culture (pp. 671-684). Switzerland: Springer.
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2020 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2020). Introduction. In Doctoral Experience Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities (pp. 1-10).
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2019 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2019). Conclusion to volume. In D. L. Brien (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Doctoral Experience: Student Stories from the Creative Arts and Humanities (pp. 223-230). Switzerland: Springer.
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2019 Berry, M., & Batty, C. (2019). What could possibly go wrong? The role of supervisors in ethics training for creative practice researchers. In K. MacNeil, & B. Bolt (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Meeting of Aesthetics and Ethics in the Academy: Challenges for Creative Practice Researchers in Higher Education (pp. 87-100). UK: Routledge.
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2019 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2019). Teaching screenwriting through script development: looking beyond the screenplay. In C. Batty (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave handbook of screen production (pp. 459-472). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2019 Sergi, M., & Batty, C. (2019). Understanding the underlying principles of the short film. In C. Batty (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Screen Production (pp. 49-60). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2019 Brien, D. L., Batty, C., Ellison, E., & Owens, A. (2019). Introduction. In The Doctoral Experience (pp. 1-10). Springer International Publishing.
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2018 Batty, C., & Taylor, S. (2018). Digital development: using the Smartphone to enhance screenwriting practice. In M. Schleser, & M. Berry (Eds.), Source details - Title: Mobile story making in an age of Smartphones (pp. 21-29). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2018 Batty, C., & Kerrigan, S. (2018). Introduction. In Screen Production Research (pp. 1-10). Springer International Publishing.
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2017 Batty, C., & Kerrigan, S. (2017). Introduction. In Screen Production Research Creative Practice as A Mode of Enquiry (pp. 1-10).
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2017 Batty, C., & Hashimi, W. (2017). Look who’s talking. In Dialogue Studies (pp. 55-76). John Benjamins Publishing Company.
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2017 Batty, C., & Baker, D. J. (2017). Screenwriting as a mode of research, and the screenplay as a research artefact. In C. Batty, & S. Kerrigan (Eds.), Source details - Title: Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry (pp. 67-83). Switzerland: Springer.
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2017 Batty, C., & Hashimi, W. (2017). Look who's talking: using transactional analysis in the writing of effective screenplay dialogue. In J. Mildorf, & B. Thomas (Eds.), Source details - Title: Dialogue Across Media (pp. 55-76). Netherlands: John Benjamins.
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2017 Batty, C., & Kerrigan, S. (2017). Introduction - Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry. In C. Batty, & S. Kerrigan (Eds.), Source details - Title: Screen production research: creative practice as a mode of enquiry (pp. 1-10). Switzerland: Springer.
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2016 Batty, C., Dyer, A., Perkins, C., & Sita, J. (2016). Seeing animated worlds: eye tracking and the spectator's experience of narrative. In C. D. Reinard, & C. J. Olson (Eds.), Source details - Title: Making Sense of Cinema: Empirical Studies into Film Spectators and Spectatorship (1 ed., pp. 165-186). UK: Bloomsbury.
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2016 Batty, C. (2016). You are what you eat: film narratives and the transformational function of food. In P. Bradley (Ed.), Source details - Title: Food, media and contemporary culture: the edible image (pp. 27-43). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Writing for Public Relations. In Media Writing (pp. 116-155). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Writing Copy for Advertising. In Media Writing (pp. 156-191). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C. (2016). You are what you eat: Film narratives and the transformational function of food. In Food Media and Contemporary Culture the Edible Image (pp. 27-43).
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Writing News: Broadcast. In Media Writing (pp. 55-85). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Introduction. In Media Writing (pp. 1-3). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Screenwriting: Factual Formats. In Media Writing (pp. 230-261). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Writing for Magazines. In Media Writing (pp. 86-115). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Screenwriting: Fictional Formats. In Media Writing (pp. 192-229). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Writing News: Print and Online. In Media Writing (pp. 17-54). Macmillan Education UK.
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2016 Batty, C., & Cain, S. (2016). Approaches to Writing for the Media. In Media Writing (pp. 4-16). Macmillan Education UK.
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2015 Batty, C., Holloway, S., James, G., & Harper, G. (2015). Questions and answers: responding to creative writing teaching and learning. In G. Harper (Ed.), Source details - Title: Creative Writing and Education (1 ed., pp. 87-99). UK: Multilingual Matters.
2014 Batty, C. (2014). Costume as character arc: how emotional transformation is written into the dressed body. In C. Batty (Ed.), Source details - Title: Screenwriters and screenwriting: putting practice into context (pp. 80-94). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2014 Batty, C. (2014). Me and you and everyone we know: the centrality of character in understanding media texts. In B. Thomas, & J. Round (Eds.), Source details - Title: Real Lives, Celebrity Stories: Narratives of Ordinary and Extraordinary People Across Media (pp. 35-56). UK: Bloomsbury.
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2014 Batty, C. (2014). Smartphone screenwriting: creativity, technology, and screenplays-on-the-go. In M. Berry, & M. Schleser (Eds.), Source details - Title: Mobile media making in an age of smartphones (pp. 104-114). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2014 Batty, C. (2014). Introduction. In Screenwriters and Screenwriting (pp. 1-7). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2013 Batty, C. (2013). Writing the screenplay. In G. Harper (Ed.), Source details - Title: A companion to creative writing (pp. 98-114). UK: Wiley.
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2012 Batty, C. (2012). Describing with feeling: evoking style, tone and emotion in script scene directions. In E. Walker (Ed.), Source details - Title: Teaching Creative Writing: Practical Approaches (1 ed., pp. 151-154). UK: The Professional and Higher Partnership Ltd.
2011 Batty, C. (2011). Up. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 180-195). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Exploring the Duality of a Screenplay Narrative. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 20-42). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Little Voice. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 116-130). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Redefining the Hero’s Journey into a New Model for Screenwriting. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 81-91). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Muriel’s Wedding. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 99-115). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Forgetting Sarah Marshall. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 146-163). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Sunshine Cleaning. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 164-179). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Conclusion. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 92-96). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Cars. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 131-145). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Introduction. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 3-19). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Exploring the Hero’s Journey. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 56-80). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2011 Batty, C. (2011). Mythology and the Hero’s Journey. In Movies That Move Us (pp. 43-55). Palgrave Macmillan UK.
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2009 Batty, C. (2009). Screenwriting. In R. Doughty, & D. Shaw (Eds.), Source details - Title: Film: The Essential Study Guide (1 ed., pp. 177-198). UK: Taylor & Francis.
2009 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2009). The cultures of screenwriting. In B. Turner (Ed.), Source details - Title: The screenwriter's handbook 2010 (3 ed., pp. 3-6). US: Palgrave Macmillan.
2008 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2008). Key Points and Speculations Exercises. In Writing for the Screen (pp. 175-186). Macmillan Education UK.
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2008 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2008). Key Points and Foundations Exercises. In Writing for the Screen (pp. 89-100). Macmillan Education UK.
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2008 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2008). Structures and Narratives. In Writing for the Screen (pp. 134-151). Macmillan Education UK.
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2008 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2008). Dialogue and Voice. In Writing for the Screen (pp. 62-76). Macmillan Education UK.
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2008 Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2008). Dialogues and Voices. In Writing for the Screen (pp. 159-166). Macmillan Education UK.
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- Batty, C. (n.d.). Costume as Character Arc. In Screenwriters and Screenwriting. Palgrave Macmillan.
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- Batty, C. (n.d.). Smartphone Screenwriting. In Mobile Media Making in an Age of Smartphones. Palgrave Macmillan.
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