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An opportunity to find out what creative writing is all about. If you sometimes want to express yourself on paper, but need help in getting started, why not come along and give this a try?
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 25 Sep 10
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A supportive but rigorous workshop for those with substantial experience in novel and short story writing. High level of writing skills required.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 21 Sep 10 - 7 Dec 10
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Explore various resources for autobiography, such as dreams, fantasies, memories, diaries and photos. Whether you are writing for self-discovery, testimony or to tell your story, you'll learn how to make your writing evocative and powerful. Term 1 ends on 8th December and term 2 starts on 12th January.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 21 Sep 10 - 29 Mar 11
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Explore techniques for transforming personal experience into fiction, realistic or fantastical. We will also discuss some of the issues around using autobiographical material in fiction.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 2 Oct 10
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Learn about the development of life-writing, with special emphasis on literary biography, and explore the challenges, controversies and history of the genre with a professional biographer using practical writing exercises and analysis of key texts.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 28 Sep 10 - 7 Dec 10
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A comprehensive course covering the art, craft and inspiration of comedy sketch writing. We will study classic sketches from Monty Python, Mitchell & Webb, Fry & Laurie, Catherine Tate, Not the Nine O'Clock News and more.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 31 Oct 10 - 7 Nov 10
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Explore the basic techniques for writing situation comedy for TV. Learn how to set up a comic world, how to people it with characters, construct plots and design scenes.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 6 Nov 10
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Delve into comedy’s dark side with the work of Chris Morris, the League of Gentlemen, Nighty Night and more. Create twisted characters, dark sketches and warped comic scenarios: this is comedy at its blackest.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 20 Feb 11
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A continuous workshop for experienced, but not necessarily published, writers of short stories and novels.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 25 Sep 10 - 11 Dec 10
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Explore and experiment with forms on the boundaries of fact and fiction, such as creative non-fiction, fictionalised memoir and personal essays.
» Save to wishlist » Write a review of this courseDate: 11 Jan 11 - 29 Mar 11
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