Creative Writing Stage 1
Thursday evening classes
Creative writing stage 1 with Kate ForsythEvening classes (once a week) for five weeks
6.30pm-8.30pm
Course fee: $395 (includes GST)
Next course starts:
Tuesday evening classes
Creative writing stage 1 with Pamela FreemanEvening classes (once a week) for five weeks
6.30pm-8.30pm
Course fee: $395 (includes GST)
Next course starts:
What will you learn from this course?
Would you like to see your words in print? Do you feel like you have a book in you? If you want to explore the world of writing - but are not sure where to start - this course will enhance your creativity.This excellent creative writing course has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald. Maybe you want to write short stories, a family history or turn your journal into something more. We'll help you get started. This creative writing course will teach you how to:
- kick-start the creative writing process
- tap into your imagination
- draw from everyday experiences and memories
- examine different types of creative writing
- give structure to your writing
- use characters and dialogue
By the end of the course you'll improve your creative writing skills and have the confidence to pursue your own writing projects.
Course presenters
Dr Pamela Freeman - author of 18 books, the most recent of which, Deep Water (Book 2 of the Castings trilogy) is being published in the US, UK and Germany as well as Australia. She also has a new children’s book, Victor’s Challenge, coming out in the UK and Australia.
Pamela started as a children’s writer, and many of her books have been shortlisted for the State Literary Awards, the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards, the Koala Awards and the Wilderness Society Environment Awards. Pamela – who is also an accomplished script writer – has taught creative writing at the University of Technology, Sydney for many years.
Kate Forsyth is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty books for children and adults, including The Puzzle Ring, The Gypsy Crown, The Starthorn Tree, and the bestselling fantasy series ‘The Witches of Eileanan' and 'Rhiannon’s Ride'.
Since her first novel was named a Best First Novel of 1998 by Locus Magazine, she has been shortlisted for numerous awards, including a CYBIL Award in the US. In 2007, Kate became the first author to win five Aurealis awards in a single year when Books 2-6 in the Chain of Charms series were jointly awarded the 2007 Aurealis Award for Children's Fiction. Book 5: The Lightning Bolt was also named a Notable Book for 2007 by the Children's Book Council of Australia.
Find out what past students say about this creative writing course here.
This course is held at the Sydney Writers' Centre in our professional harbourside training rooms in the evenings.
Course dates and fees
Thursday evening classes
Creative writing stage 1 with Kate ForsythEvening classes (once a week) for five weeks
6.30pm-8.30pm
Course fee: $395 (includes GST)
Next course starts:
Tuesday evening classes
Creative writing stage 1 with Pamela FreemanEvening classes (once a week) for five weeks
6.30pm-8.30pm
Course fee: $395 (includes GST)
Next course starts:
Online Creative Writing Stage 1
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