Learn every step of writing an effective and publishable story, from crafting your beginnings and building characters to constructing plots, ending off and approaching publishers and literary agents with your work.
The course in a nutshell:
- Teaches you the techniques of good story writing for fiction and non-fiction
- Highly practical, with five written pieces completed during the course
- Ten-week part-time course presented online throughout South Africa
- Continuous guidance, monitoring and assistance provided by the Course Convener and Course Coordinator
- Form part of a creative online writing community
- Top manuscripts will be submitted to Random House Struik for consideration
Who should attend this course?
This creative writing course is designed for anyone who wants to bring more flair, drama and passion to their writing. It is ideal for anyone who has dreamed of writing a novel or a short story, for accomplished writers of fiction who want to brush up on their skills and for non-fiction writers who want to use dramatic storytelling techniques to make their work come alive. Professional editors can also benefit from this course by learning the basic techniques of the creative craft of writing.
Date: 08 August 2011
Venue: Online, throughout South Africa, Countrywide