Already an established writer? Maybe you love writing and want to meet like-minded people for fun? Commit to our writer’s gym and work on your goals or keep a hand in the craft you love.
Each week our session will consist of two hour classes:
A Taught Class for 20 minutes
Workshopping your Writing for 30 minutes
An organised Writing Section for 30 minutes
An external Reading/Speaker and/or Discussion for 20 minutes
10 week course
email info@creativehats.co.uk for more details, dates and prices
What you’ll need to join
Ideally at least two hours of commitment per week, in addition to the scheduled workshops. Access to a word processing program. Basic English writing and speaking skills required. Access to internet outside of classes will help but is not essential.
What you’ll learn
Each course will explore practical techniques involved in the craft and production of published writing. There will be a one-hour taught lesson on the weekly subject area.
The Creative Writing Workshop
The workshop formats to our classes, create a safe environment to experiment, critique and create new writing. Each week we will carry out warm up exercises, critical reading discussions, creative workshopping and you will be provided with (non-compulsory) weekly writing prompts to encourage and expand your learning beyond the session.
The course objectives are to:
- Identify writing goals and ways of working to achieve them
- Give and receive feedback
- Differentiate the elements required in storytelling and communicating
- Identify the skills of creative writing and reading/watching to be read
- Understand and produce writing to be read
- Gain a practical understanding and examples of published writing
- Write, write and write some more
How the course is assessed
No formal assessment. Observation, discussion, and tutor feedback.
Equipment/Materials required
Pen & paper or alternative notetaking tools and access to word processing and internet outside of class for some homework tasks.
What you can do next
Further guidance opportunities are available to all learners and will be advised of other courses that may be of interest to them.