Aims of the course:
- To explore the range of fiction and book formats for different ages and stages of childhood.
- To show how to shape and write stories, sometimes to work with illustration.
- To allow participants to develop an understanding of the market, and how to pursue publication.
Course content overview:
- This course will consider children of different ages and stages, and the books suited to them.
- An understanding of story will be developed, considering character, plot and writing voice appropriate to the young audience and readership.
- Information will be given in targeting different potential publication openings.
Schedule (this course is completed entirely online):
Orientation Week: 19-25 October 2020
Teaching Weeks: 26 October- 29 November 2020
Feedback Week: 30 November-6 December 2020
Each week of an online course is roughly equivalent to 2-3 hours of classroom time. On top of this, participants should expect to spend roughly 2-3 hours reading material, etc., although this will vary from person to person.
While they have a specific start and end date and will follow a weekly schedule (for example, week 1 will cover topic A, week 2 will cover topic B), our tutor-led online courses are designed to be flexible and as such would normally not require participants to be online for a specific day of the week or time of the day (although some tutors may try to schedule times where participants can be online together for web seminars, which will be recorded so that those who are unable to be online at certain times are able to access material).
Unless otherwise stated, all course material will be posted on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) so that they can be accessed at any time throughout the duration of the course and interaction with your tutor and fellow participants will take place through a variety of different ways which will allow for both synchronous and asynchronous learning (discussion boards,etc).
A Certificate of Participation will be awarded to participants who contribute constructively to weekly discussions and exercises/assignments for the duration of the course.
What our students say - December 2018
“Every week I found myself challenged and encouraged with insightful information, exercises and feedback.”
“The course content exceeded my expectations. It managed to cover a lot of detail about how to write and what makes a good story, as well as more practical matters.”
“Pippa is brilliant! She found a great mix between providing food for thought and encouraging your own ideas and story development.”
