Masterclass: creative non-fiction (a one-term intensive workshop)
Time: 19:40 - 21:40
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: HW657
- Dates: 23/01/25 - 03/04/25
- Time: 19:40 - 21:40
- Taught: Thu, Evening
- Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Liam Konemann
Course Code: HW657
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Duration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
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What is the course about?
What will we cover?
Structures of various creative non-fiction forms.
- Innovations within creative non-fiction.
- Techniques for writing about memory and the self.
- Approaches to capturing the voices of others.
- Methods for revising your work.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Redraft your work to a more advanced standard, incorporating techniques explored in class and feedback received.
- Participate constructively in a workshop setting.
- Respond to and assess creative non-fiction with critical insight.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Writers are invited to submit details of their writing background and workshop experience, and a sample of prose no longer than 500 words. Please use the assessment link on this page to apply. The deadline for applications is Sunday 5 January 2025.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course will include a mix of tutor led discussion, workshop readings, critical feedback from the class on your own work, tutor feedback and discussions of theory and structure and writing and redrafting exercises in and out of class time.
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
There are no additional costs. Writers will be expected to submit manuscripts electronically in advance of class.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
The next step will be discussed individually with each participant.
All students are invited to join us at Late Lines, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to Between the Lines, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on Facebook and Twitter.
Liam Konemann is a writer and editor based in London. He is the author of the non-fiction book The Appendix: Transmasculine Joy in a Transphobic Culture (2021) and a novel, The Arena of the Unwell (2022; both 404 Ink). A freelance journalist since 2015, his work has appeared in Gay Times, NME, Dazed and more.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.