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Magazine and
Newspaper Writing
Stage 2

5-week course

Magazine Writing Stage 2: The Next Level

Do you want to take your feature writing to the next level?
Would you like to improve your writing and reporting?
What MUST you have in your Journalist’s Toolbox?
What are the techniques that turn facts into compelling narrative?
Are you following the industry's Code of Ethics?

Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 2 is ideal if you want to hone your feature writing skills and fully utilise the tools of the trade as a professional journalist.

It’s available to students who have already completed Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 1 at the Sydney Writers' Centre – either online or face-to-face. This is a pre-requisite.

Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 2 is a practical course that will ensure you understand the role of a journalist and will give you more confidence that you are following the right conventions and ethics. This course is essential if you want to build on what you have already learnt in the first course.

Here's what you'll learn:

In this magazine writing course, you'll learn practical skills on:

finding the angle an editor wants
how to attribute quotes correctly
advanced interviewing techniques
how to create balance in your stories
nailing the all-important lead for your feature
where to find hard-to-get sources for your story
ethics and protocols in journalism
facing journalistic dilemmas – there are more than you think!
dealing with editors in the real world
other publishing conventions which are vital if you are serious about honing your feature writing skills.
and MUCH more.

To keep you motivated and so you can continue workshopping, we’ll also provide you free access to an exclusive writing forum. This will help you keep your writing momentum going in a supportive environment – it’s a safe place you can get feedback on your writing.

Exclusive access to our Online Writing Forum

When you graduate from Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 2, you'll receive exclusive access to our online writing forum. It’s a safe place to ask those pesky questions that have been bugging you and share stories about your writing journey. This supportive environment will help you keep momentum with your writing.

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Learn from the best

GAYLE BRYANT

Gayle Bryant has been a journalist for nearly 20 years and has worked in the media industry in Sydney and London. A former journalist for BRW, she is now a successful full-time freelance feature writer/editor and writes for a wide range of publications, websites and newspapers including the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and industry and trade magazines such as Medical Observer, Real Estate Institute of NSW, and Connexus. ...more

Courses are held at our harbourside Centre in Milsons Point

DIRECTIONS TO THE
SYDNEY WRITERS’ CENTRE

Guest presenters – learn from industry insiders

You'll have the opportunity to hear from industry insiders during the course, so you can talk to successful journalists and editors who are at the coalface.

In Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 2, you'll hear from hugely popular Good Weekend columnist, feature writer and author, Mark Dapin on "the art of interviewing", and how to get great quotes out of your interviewee – whether they are the Prime Minister or the milk bar operator down the road. Mark will also talk about the feature writing process from beginning to end.

Another guest presenter will be Cindy MacDonald who has been deputy editor of Good Weekend since 2008. This is your opportunity to hear what goes on behind the scenes of one of Australia's most respected magazines. Cindy will give you an editor's perspective on what to do when you pitch your stories, what NOT to do, and provide an insight into what editors want from you.

Next available course:

Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 2
with Gayle Bryant

Wednesday evening classes (once a week for five weeks)
TIME: 6.30pm-8.30pm
FEE: $395 (includes GST)

COURSE STARTS:

Dates to be confirmed

NEXT AVAILABLE:

Magazine and Newspaper Writing Stage 2
with Gayle Bryant
Wednesday evening classes
(once a week for five weeks)
TIME: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
FEE: $395 (includes GST)

COURSE STARTS:

Dates to be confirmed

LOCATION

55 Lavender Street
Milsons Point NSW

Directions to the
Sydney Writers' Centre

RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER WRITING
STAGE 2

“Gayle Bryant was great – very interesting and personable. She kept the course well structured and on track. She answered all our questions and had some great ideas. Cindy MacDonald had some really practical suggestions and she was obviously keen to answer questions and to help any budding writers.”
- Cate Lynch

“Gayle gave us lots of good information. It was excellent to hear Cindy MacDonald from Good Weekend Magazine and Mark Dapin; two very different styles of writers and different styles of people. I also had some great talks with some of the aspiring journos doing the course.”
- Robyn Elliott

“I have even more confidence now. I did Magazine Writing Stage 2 straight after Magazine Writing Stage 1 and it really helped me stay focused and motivated – as I'm now freelancing as my career. I even had two features accepted during the course – I was feeling so confident I just went ahead and pitched. One of the editors got back to me to accept my pitch about 15 minutes after I sent the email. I couldn't have dreamed of that sort of result without completing the course!”
- Sarah McKay

"The course was chock-full on useful information. The presenter made it lively and informative and had fantastic industry knowledge and experience. I feel more confident and informed on how to go about pitching ideas – and coming up with them in the first place."
- Sylvia Aitken

"I did a similar course at [another organisation] last year and I must say that this one was, by far, superior. What was so great about your course was the small class size that enabled us to address questions as a group. It really was a far superior course to the one I did last year! Well done!"
- Kerstin Pilz

"As always (this was my 5th course with the Sydney Writers' Centre) the content, delivery and genuinely sincere interest in students’ success was obvious. Whilst the original class (Magazine Writing Stage 1) was good enough to springboard a lot of students to success, I’m glad I paid the extra for the Masterclass. The value of the extra knowledge quickly became obvious as both a condensed recap and advanced understanding of the freelance journalistic environment."
- Grant Hyman