Welcome to the deadline-driven, fact-focused world of hard news journalism, under the expert tutorage of journalist, Beth Cooper!

Our courses run all the time, all year round. Sign up and start your one-on-one training whenever you want.

Find out how to:
- come up with article ideas
- pitch stories to editors
- research and write a publishable article
- run a professional business as a freelance writer

Your course provides:
- detailed expert feedback
- rigorous training in journalism skills
- individual attention and prompt assessments.

Students must complete:
- 11 writing exercises (for assessment and feedback)
- One full-length feature of publishable quality
- One news story to sell online

About your tutor:
Beth Cooper has been a news journalist for over a decade. Former assistant news editor and senior reporter on The Herald newspaper, she has covered dozens of national and international breaking stories, including South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings and the death of Princess Diana.

Beth majored in journalism at Rhodes University and holds an Honour's degree in English language and literature from the University of South Africa. Now a freelance journalist and columnist, she writes for BBC Online, several local magazines and international websites.

Admission requirements:
- Basic writing skills are essential
- Computer skills, email and internet access required
- No previous tertiary qualification required

Course content:
- Module one - Introduction to hard news journalism
- Module two - Deadlines and drama: Behind the scenes in a newsroom
- Module three - How to write a news report
- Module four - The people behind the story: Interviewing and research skills
- Module five - Beyond the basics: Adding colour to your writing
- Module six - Honing your writing skills
- Module seven - Media law and ethics
- Module eight - Pulitzer Prize or poor attempt: Finding a great story and writing it
- Module nine - Flogging your story
- Module ten - So now you can write - now what?

Sign up and start your course at any time
Register online at http://www.sawriterscollege.co.za.

Venues

Date: 02 April 2008
Location: Countrywide
Cost: R2495.00

Date: 09 April 2008
Location: Countrywide
Cost: R2495.00

Contact: Candice Kotze
Company name: SA Writers' College
Telephone number: +27 21 433 2879
Email address admin@sawriterscollege.co.za