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WRITING CREATIVE NON-FICTION
With Barbara Brooks (10BROO7)
6 x Saturday mornings: 31 July; 7, 14, 21 & 28 August; 4 September, 10am - 1pm
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Full Price |
Member (30% disc) |
Conc Member (40% disc) |
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$515 |
$360 |
$310 |
Whatever your subject, whatever the true story you want to tell, this practical introductory course will set you on the way to writing with imagination, confidence and clarity. We’ll discuss the writing process, creativity, ways of developing your imagination and techniques to develop your writing. Looking at examples from a rich tradition of creative non-fiction writing, we’ll discuss the ways experienced writers approach their subject and the story-telling techniques they use. There will be writing exercises in class to get you started, writing tasks in between sessions that you can adapt to your project, and workshop sessions so you can read and discuss your writing in a supportive environment.
This is designed as an introductory course, best suited to beginners and intermediate level but even a more advanced student will benefit from the course.
Session One
What is creative non-fiction? The practice of writing: developing a writing practice and understanding the process.
Writing exercises
Session Two
What research do I need to do? How to do interviews; gathering and organising your material.
Workshop session
Session Three
The writer’s voice: good writing is alive on the page. Who’s telling the story: point of view
Workshop session
Session Four
The writer is on a journey: using storytelling techniques, and shaping your story.
Workshop session
Session Five
Writing about people and places in non-fiction.
Workshop session
Session Six
Revising and polishing your work. Where to from here? Resources for writers.
Workshop session
Food: Tea and coffee making facilities will be provided. Course participants are advised to bring their own lunch.
BARBARA BROOKS is an experienced writer and a highly regarded teacher of writing. She teaches creative non-fiction writing and runs masterclasses in memoir and life writing at universities and writers’ centres. She has published short stories, Leaving Queensland, as well as essays, and a biography, Eleanor Dark: a Writer’s Life. Her work has been published in the UK, USA, Asia and Europe. Her next book, Verandahs, to be published in 2010, is a fictional memoir that moves between Australia and India. She has worked as a mentor, a reviewer, and an editor, been the recipient of many fellowships and grants. She recently completed a Doctorate in Creative Arts.
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