Creative Writing: 32/01A; Ann Palmer; Tue 19.00 to 21.00; 23/09/1997; 30 mtgs; WCT; £120.00 (A). Creative - or imaginative - writing covers and touches on every area of writing: self-expression, journalism, through fiction and drama to poetry and song. This one year course leads optionally to accreditation through the National Open College Network.
Creative Writing: 32/02A; Ann Palmer; Mon 13.30 to 15.30; 22/09/1997; 30 mtgs; WCT; £120.00 (A). Creative - or Imaginative - Writing covers and touches on every area of writing - self expression, journalism, through fiction and drama to poetry and song. This one year course leads optionally to accreditation through the National Open College Network.
Writing For Information: 32/03A; Cintia Stammers; Thu 19.00 to 21.00; 25/09/1997; 10 mtgs; WCT; £40.90 (-). How to plan your work of non-fiction, from an article to a book and how to go about having it published.
Writing for Children: 32/04A; John Hodges; Wed 19.00 to 21.00; 01/10/1997; 10 mtgs; WCT; £40.90 (-). Learn about writing for children with this practically based course tutored by a widely published author of children's books. Everyone is welcome - including children. Cover aspects such as writing fiction & non-fiction, writing for different ages, short stories, contracts, organisations and literary agents, and entering competitions.
Editorial Production: 32/14A; James O'Brien; Thu 19.00 to 21.00; 25/09/1997; 6 mtgs; WCT; £25.00. Need to know more about how to write for a newsletter? Been given the task of editing? This course will help you to prepare the appropriate information, and to write in a punchy style to maintain interest. Combining pictures and text and how to instruct a printer. Layout, headline writing and examining how the professionals do it! Suitable for beginners.
Proust Reading Group: 32/33C; Dr David Ryder; Mon 19.00 to 21.00; 22/09/1997; 10 mtgs; WCT; £40.90 (-). This course offers the chance to read one of the longest and most difficult novels in the world, in translation, with the guidance of a tutor and with the opportunity to linger over the immensely rich portrayal of character, psychology, family life and class structure in Remembrance of Things Past. This novel will provide hours of fascinating material for discussions.
Writing Poetry: 32/34A; Dr David Ryder; Tue 19.00 to 21.00; 23/09/1997; 10 mtgs; WCT; £40.90 (-). The course will offer opportunities to study and become acquainted with many poetic and verse forms. This knowledge will create the basis for choice of the most suitable forms in which participants can express themselves. Class exercises will give guided practice and positive and supportive criticism will be given, this being a very personal type of self-expression.
Short Story Writing: 32/35C; Dr David Ryder; Fri 13.00 to 15.00; 26/09/1997; 10 mtgs; WCT; £40.90 (-). Participants will receive guidance and will practice, using group and pair work, the important aspects of short story writing: naming and describing characters, and giving them backgrounds; creating limited situations and developing plot; and giving a story a narrative view or angle. Work in progress can be discussed and guidance will be given about suitable publications for submission of work.