Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word.

This practical and inspiring course is for anyone who wants to kick-start, or deepen, their writing. Take a break to share daily writing exercises in the company of other apprentice writers and hear some bright ideas about writing beautifully.

This week-long workshop is open to writers of all levels. Although it focuses mostly on fiction, it looks at creative writing of all kinds, including memoir and poetry. The program introduces some ideas about creativity, composition, style, plotting, planning, editing and publishing. You will have a chance to share pieces of writing you’ve composed, thoughts about your writing progress and your responses to the daily readings. Each session, we will work on writing exercises. Some of these will take the group outside, into the grounds of the University of Sydney.

Outcomes

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

• grow beginnings toward completed works of literary art
• employ more sophisticated understandings of syntax, rhythm, metaphor and prosody
• target your writing to meet the demands of different genres and markets
• finish pieces of poetry and prose toward a level suitable for publication
• develop a sustainable creative writing practice.

Content

The Self escaping onto the page

• How to write the work that only you can
• How to tell your readers secrets
• How to write what you have to say the way it’s never bee