.... Thus, this paper contains insight that may prove useful for other first-time fathers. It’s insight may also be of benefit to practice-led researchers wishing to understand how to translate non-institutional activity into a creative learning experience. Originality/value Just as the foregrounding...

...‐disciplinary, practice‐led research in creative writing as a form of knowledge making in qualitative research. Design/methodology/approach The author uses her own writing, especially the novel Swimming (Vanark Press, 2009), which is situated in the broader context of feminist fiction writing...