written material vs literary work

literary work vs written material

written material and literary work both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
written material	Yes	No	No	No
literary work	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, literary work is a hyponym of written material; that is, literary work is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than written material:

written material: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
literary work: imaginative or creative writing

Other hyponyms of written material include bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, title, cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, literary composition, literature, literature, matter, criticism, literary criticism, section, subdivision, paragraph, diary, journal, inscription, lettering, manuscript, ms, autograph, treatise, adaptation, version, essay, editing, redaction, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, document, papers, written document, dramatic composition, dramatic work, dithyramb, plagiarism, transcript.

written material (noun)	literary work (noun)
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)	imaginative or creative writing

Difference between written material and literary work

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