Part-time adult education, evening classes: London: City Lit

Exploring creativity: word games for writing

A chance to use writing exercises, art images, theatre games and discussions to stimulate your writing. Tap into your imagination and discover new ways to approach writing.

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Key course information

Date
09/10/11

Day(s)
Sun

Duration
1 week

Time
10:30 - 16:30

Fees
Full fee: £47^NC

Venue
KS - Keeley Street

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Course code
HW203

Availability
This course has finished

^NC: No concessionary fees available as there is no government funding for this course.

This course has finished

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humanities@citylit.ac.uk or call 020 7492 2652

Course outline

What is the course about?

An inspirational day of playing and experimenting with different methods in order to kick start your creative writing. Using games, stories, objects, art, drawing, and writing exercises to demonstrate that anything can stimulate writing. We will find ways to trick your inner critic, push through writers block, as well as discover some basic techniques to enable you to write.

What topics will we cover?

- introduction to each other and the topic
- name games - using name as the starting point for writing
- free writing exercises
- drawings and postcards to create characters
- mapping our experiences to generate material for writing
- writing games to stimulate imagination and ideas
- making imagery.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

- be able to write using a variety of tools and techniques
- have written several pieces of work.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

- this course is aimed at beginning writers
- people who want to try creative writing
- advanced writers who want to be inspired and have fun
- the ability to speak and write fluently in English is the only requirement.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

By doing: writing exercises, a great deal of group work, drawing,and playing theatre games. There will be a great deal of discussion, story swaps and peer feedback.

Students should wear comfortable clothes. They must also bring paper, pens and pencils to the class.

The Tutor
Malika Booker is a British writer of Guyanese and Grenadian Parentage with more than 15 years’ experience of
teaching creative writing. Her poems are widely published in anthologies and journals including;Ten New Poets (Bloodaxe, 2010) Bittersweet:
Contemporary Black Women’s Poetry (The Women’s Press, 1998), IC3, The Penguin Anthology of New Black Writing and the India International Journal 2005. She has represented British writing internationally, both independently and with the British Council including Slovenia, New Zealand, India and Azerbaijan. She has also written for the stage and radio. Her one-woman show Unplanned toured nationwide throughout 2007 and her collection Breadfruit was published by flippedeye in 2007, and recommended by the Poetry Book Society. She is currently Poet in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and working on her first full length collection.

City lit reserves the right to change course tutors or venues from those advertised in this outline. In line with our
refund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor/venue.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Paper and pens/pencils.

Do I need to have an interview before I can enrol?

No.

What feedback will I get?

You will receive regular feedback from your tutor throughout the course, as and when appropriate. At the end of the course you and your tutor are asked to assess the progress you have made.

How will I be able to give my views on the course?

Please complete the evaluation form at the end of your course. These are monitored and help us to continually improve our courses.

How do I find out if I can get some support for my learning?

You may be interested in: education and careers advice; financial and childcare support; disability support; support for Deaf and hearing-impaired students; dyslexia support; English and maths support; counselling, and library services (supported learning centre). To find out what may be available to you, and how to apply, see page 213 of the 11/12 course guide, or visit www.citylit.ac.uk/students

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

City Lit offers a wide range of creative writing courses, from introductory ones (Ways into creative writing) to advanced.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Information and Advice Shop, open Monday to Friday 12:00 – 19:00 during term time, and Monday to Friday 12:00 – 17:00 out of term time. See the course guide for term dates and further details.

Who can I contact for further information?

Tel: 020 7492 2652

humanities@citylit.ac.uk

Advice times:

During term-time Monday 12.30–13.30 and 17.30–18.30 Thursday 12.30–13.30 and 17.30–18.30

Non term-time Monday 17.30–18.30 Thursday 12.30–13.30.

To enrol on a course, call 020 7831 7831.