Writing fiction: workshop
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Start date
Different dates available
Under the guidance of an experienced tutor, these workshops offer help and support to children's writers with works in progress. At each session, different writers will have an opportunity to present their work and receive helpful and constructive comments from the class. There will also be information available on current markets and advice on how to approach publishers.The TutorPenny Joelson is a children’s author and experienced City Lit tutor. Her YA Novel 'I Have No Secrets' was published in May 2017 with Egmont. She writes for all age groups and has also had a number of books for children published under her maiden name, Penny Kendal. Penny has worked as a primary school teacher and family learning tutor and she also runs writing workshops for children.City Lit reserves the right to change course tutors or venues from those advertised in this outline. In line with ourrefund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor/venue.
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About this course
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity
- Finish at least one story or a chapter of a novel, and know its strengths and weaknesses
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis
- Understand the demands of the literary marketplace.
Paper and pens or pencils.
Reviews
Subjects
- Approach
- Creative Writing
- Writing
- Writing for children
Course programme
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing
- How to transform personal experience into fiction
- How to give and use constructive criticism
- How to approach an agent or publisher.
Additional information
Writing fiction: workshop
