Course description
This is an eclectic course that aims to help you find your writing niche and develop a practical creative routine over the summer, alongside a small community of writers.
Over ten weeks, you will be led by a professional author and Doctor in Contemporary Literature, Rosa Rogers. Uniquely, our programme has been devised out of discussions with ex and current students at City, thus it takes an organic and personal approach to developing beginners' writing craft.
Our An Approach to Creative Writing Summer School will take place online and be structured through a mixture of mini-lectures, creative exercises, group discussion and writing workshops. We will focus on honing our craft in multiple genres and forms i.e. short stories, poetry, prose poems and novel openings. Our pieces will be shared for peer review with the aim to help us produce work to our highest standard. You will be continuously supported by your tutor and also you will hear from invited guest speakers who are experts in their fields.
By the end of the course you will aim to complete < 5 poems or < 5,000 words of prose (or a hybrid of each).
This course is personalised and can adapt in relation to your particular needs. If you have any questions before we begin, you can contact the course tutor, Rosa Rogers, at rosa.rogers@city.ac.uk.
This course is ideal preparation for our Short Story Writing and Novel Writing and Longer Works courses.
Aimed at beginners with little to no experience of creative writing, our Approach to Creative Writing classes will provide inspiration and guidance on how to begin to write creatively.
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Assessment and certificates
Informal assessment will take place through group discussion, class room activities, and questions and answers sessions as guided by your tutor.
Certificates are issued for every student who has completed the course and attended at least 70% of the sessions.
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