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1 - 5 August 2022 | Duration - 10 am - 4 pm, one week
Nottingham Trent University
Course Fee - £385
Course Description
The aim of the course is to enable the beginner to work on developing their writing skills in a variety of different areas, including poetry, short story writing, flash fiction, playwriting and writing a full-length novel.
It’s for people who have not attended a creative writing course before and are looking for a challenge.
On this course, you will be offered advice and feedback in a supportive, seminar environment to help your writing develop and progress.
Classroom discussions and critiques will be combined with a variety of practical exercises.
These will be the stimuli to aid the creative process and exploration of your writing skills, offering new insights and inventive approaches to your individual projects.
The course will cover these key themes:
- Getting started – finding the inspiration to write
- Playing with ideas and searching for the original
- Creating characters who breathe
- The importance of the first page
- Short story writing
- Flash fiction and the mini saga
- Working with lines (poetry and prose)
- Synopsis for full-length novels
- Plays for the modern-day stage
- Writing for TV
- The art of redrafting – the end is just the beginning!
During this course, you will:
- Create a sense of place for your writing and your characters
- Develop the hook that will get readers to read on
- Understand the different working styles for different writing projects
- Use poetry as a way in to further creative writing
- Learn about the importance of a well-constructed synopsis
- Learn how to redraft and refine your work.
What will you gain?
By the end of the course, you will have a variety of writing projects in development, and a network of fellow writers and potential collaborators with whom you can progress your work further.
Level: Beginner
Entry requirement: No experience is required.
Where you'll learn: You will be studying creative writing in a UNESCO City of Literature, and be based in the School of Arts and Humanities on the City Campus.
You will find modern teaching spaces and quiet study environments to develop your ideas and writing.
You’ll also have access to our library to use outside of your short course; whilst you can’t reserve or take away books, you are welcome to use them as a resource for research and referencing.
Here's what previous attendees said:
'Working with Tina was amazing, getting insight and feedback from a professional writer has helped me develop and refine my style and skills. I have started on my novel and entered both a short story and play writing competition! Without Tina I would not have had the confidence to do any of this. A truly wonderful ten-week course. Fantastic value too.' CD
'Tina was a great tutor. Never thought I would begin to write a play!' LF
'Very engaging and inspiring.' KS
Tutor profile:
Tina Jay is an award winning playwright, having won both the Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing for her play ‘Walking’ and the International Student Playscript Competition (judged by Sir Ayckbourn) for ‘Rotten Apples’.
Her plays have been performed in London, at venues including Tristan Bates, The Park Theatre, Lost Theatre, Greenwich Theatre, Barons Court, Rich Mix, and The Royal Exchange in Manchester.
Her play HELD was performed in London in 2017, starring Jack Brett Anderson (Wolfblood, Genius: Picasso). He also directed her new play SYNDROME which completed a two week run at Tristan Bates Theatre in London’s West End in February 2020, described as a ‘Masterpiece’ and ‘Pitch Perfect’, receiving 5 star reviews and 2 Offie Nominations.
Tina has taught creative writing in a variety of disciplines, and has an MA in TV Scriptwriting (with Distinction). She is currently working on a number of new TV, Film and Theatre projects.
Need accommodation?
You can book a self-catered, single room with private bathroom on our city campus, right next door to our studios and classrooms.
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