Creative Writing Fact Or Fiction Intensive Short Course
Course description
Course overview
If you've already taken an introductory course and have now developed an addiction to creative writing, then this course is for you!
Here's the chance to deepen your creative writing experience with specific assignments, longer projects or personal work in progress. You'll have the added benefit of working within a writing group environment; one that can often alert your fictional virtues and narrative vices as well provide feedback and helpful critique of your work.
The course structure is flexible, offering continuous learning tailored to each individual student and their specific interests or goals.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for anyone who has successfully completed an introductory writing course, such as the Creative Writing Fact or Fiction Short Course or similar.
Key information
Topics covered
- Agenda will be shared on the first day of the course but please think about any aspects of writing which you would like to cover this term. We can discuss these during the first class, and build them into the course
Optional pre-course assignment
- Describe a disease with loving lyricism (500 words of well-crafted prose).
- Describe a flower with violent fear and loathing (another 500 words).
Consider mood, sub-text, momentum, implicit 'back-story'...Who is the narrator? Whose perspective is conveyed? Please bring your writing to the first class. Your pieces should be clearly written or typed - someone else will read them out.
Learning outcomes
- Find inspiration to develop new creative writing avenues
- Edit and refine your work through focused feedback
- Understand and make the most of your writing voice
- Develop work in progress to new levels (possibly external submission)
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance.
Materials
- Something to write with
- Something to write on
- Hard copies of your work - keep a notebook!
Tutor
Elise Valmorbida
Elise Valmorbida has published journalism, poetry, short stories, three non-fiction books and four novels including The Madonna of the Mountains (Faber & Faber), which was translated into several languages and won Australia’s biggest literary award in 2019. Elise’s new work, The Happy Writing Book: Discover the Positive Power of Creative Writing, is published internationally in September 2021 by Laurence King (Orion/Hachette). An award-winning designer, indie film producer and communications consultant, Elise has taught creative writing at Central Saint Martins for 20+ years. She is a board director of writers' association ‘26’, and a member of English PEN and The Society of Authors. www.elisevalmorbida.com
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