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Creative writing

Creative writing

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word.

Whether you write for pleasure or are looking to delve into a career in writing, our creative writing courses are taught by professional, experienced writers who are experts in their field and have a wealth of creative skills to share. Develop your creative style the smart way with creative writing courses at CCE, the University of Sydney.

Creative Writing Essentials Course

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Limited time only | 15% off new courses From today to 31 March 2019, enjoy 15% off our new courses from different subject areas. The discount will apply automatically on checkout. Enrolments made as part of this offer are non-refundable and this discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. For more details please visit our fee concessions page. Have you always wanted to write? Have you started a novel and are... [More]
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Creative Writing Essentials Course

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p><hr></p><p><h3> Limited time only | 15% off new courses</h3></p><p>From today to 31 March 2019, enjoy 15% off our new courses from different

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2019-04-08 Mon 08 Apr 2019 - 2019-05-20 Mon 20 May 2019
6 sessions, 12 hours total
6:30pm - 8:30pm
University of Sydney (Venue TBA)
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Travel Writing Course I: Sun, Sea and Script

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Pack your passport and pen and come to along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into saleable tales. The goal of this course is to reveal the varied possibilities available for the aspiring travel writer. Whether the journey is far or near, this workshop will enable you to travel. Where the journey takes you is up to you! Outcomes By th end of this course, you should be... [More]
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Travel Writing Course I: Sun, Sea and Script

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p>Pack your passport and pen and come to along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into

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2019-04-13 Sat 13 Apr 2019 2019-04-13
1 session, 6 hours total
9am - 3pm
University of Sydney (Venue TBA)
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Creative Writing Course

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this creative writing course is built around particular topics integral to the writing process such as: voice, place evocation, characterisation, structure, sentence-craft and editing. Using exercises to get started, we will look at the basic elements of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction and poetry) and at ways to... [More]
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Creative Writing Course

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p>Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this creative writing course is built

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2019-05-07 Tue 07 May 2019 - 2019-06-11 Tue 11 Jun 2019
6 sessions, 12 hours total
6:30pm - 8:30pm
University of Sydney (Venue TBA)
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Creative Writing Course

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p>Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this creative writing course is built

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2019-05-13 Mon 13 May 2019 - 2019-06-24 Mon 24 Jun 2019
6 sessions, 12 hours total
6:30pm - 8:30pm
University of Sydney (Venue TBA)
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Creative Writing Course

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p>Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this creative writing course is built

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2019-07-08 Mon 08 Jul 2019 - 2019-08-12 Mon 12 Aug 2019
6 sessions, 12 hours total
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Writing the Real Course

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in composition and style, along with plenty of opportunities to write and be inspired. You’ll learn how to approach nonfiction with imagination, discipline and lyricism. The course explores the distinctions between fiction and nonfiction and the meanings of real and truthful. It encourages writers to understand... [More]
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Writing the Real Course

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p>This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in composition and style, along with

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2019-05-09 Thu 09 May 2019 - 2019-06-13 Thu 13 Jun 2019
6 sessions, 12 hours total
6:30pm - 8:30pm
University of Sydney (Venue TBA)
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Creative Writing Course: Masterclass

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 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... [More]
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Creative Writing Course: Masterclass

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p>This practical and inspiring course is for anyone who wants to kick-start, or deepen, their writing. Take a break to share daily writing

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2019-07-01 Mon 01 Jul 2019 - 2019-07-05 Fri 05 Jul 2019
5 sessions, 20 hours total
9am - 1pm
University of Sydney (Venue TBA)
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The Poetry Workshop

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Description: What a Poem Is; What a Poem is For; and How You Make One A poem is a sculpture of voice. It’s what a poet’s heart says to her mind, and her voice finds a body for. Each good poem is shapely god; keeping its own secrets, it tells us our own. Poetry, in a sense, is what happens—to the writer and the reader—when we insist on more from language than we do in daily life and prose. A poem, says Marie Howe, is a small... [More]
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The Poetry Workshop

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p><strong>Description: What a Poem Is; What a Poem is For; and How You Make One</strong></p><p>A poem is a sculpture of voice. It’s what a poet’

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2019-07-09 Tue 09 Jul 2019 2019-07-09
1 session, 8 hours total
9am - 5pm
University of Sydney (Venue TBA)
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The Poetry Workshop

<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Creative Writing”}</p><p><strong>Description: What a Poem Is; What a Poem is For; and How You Make One</strong></p><p>A poem is a sculpture of voice. It’s what a poet’

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2019-03-21 Thu 21 Mar 2019 2019-03-21
1 session, 8 hours total
9am - 5pm
Centre for Continuing Education
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Screenwriting Course: From Concept to Feature Film Script

Film. Focus on cinema. For anyone contemplating a career in screenwriting or filmmaking, or for those simply interested in a greater appreciation of how films are put together, this course is a must. You will learn how to write a screenplay, about the fundamentals of writing for a particular market, and the writer’s relationship with the director and producer. You’ll also learn how to structure a screenplay, create captivating film characters and use dramatic strategies... [More]
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Creative Writing Course: Discovering Form and Voice

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. At the basis of all good writing there is a story, and to develop an engaged and confident approach to writing that story, the creative writer needs to find a balance between skill and inspiration. To get started there are many imaginative, as well as practical ways in which you as a creative writer can discover the techniques of the craft. This weekend workshop will focus on discovering the form and voice that best suits... [More]
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Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction Course

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Do you harbour a love of the fantastic? Is science fiction your obsession, or fantasy, grim fairy tales, Gothic, steampunk, slipstream, and more? Is your climate change/urban fantasy/ghost story novel begging to be written—or finished—if only you knew how? Have you got a bunch of amazing ideas but are not quite sure how to get them on the page? If so, you’re in good company. Designed to give you the practical skills to... [More]
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