TUTOR: Emma Read is a children’s author and creative writing mentor and tutor. Her debut novel for young readers, Milton the Mighty, was one of The Times’ Best Children’s Books of 2019. It also won the N. Somerset Teachers Award and was shortlisted for the Bath Children’s Novel Award. Other published works include short stories and flash fiction.
Emma provides mentoring to unagented writers and, when possible, also runs in-person workshops for schools, libraries and festivals.
DURATION: 6 weeks
Start Date: June 13th, 2022 – 2 places remaining
Our creative writing courses for children are in huge demand and are filling up very quickly, so we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.
FEE: £120
You don’t have to be online at any particular time or day. Instead, this creative writing course for children is carried out through email correspondence, so you can read the notes
whenever it suits you. There will be weekly notes and assignments over the course of six
weeks.
Your tutor will read each assignment and provide written feedback.
The tutor will email you on the course start date with your first module; please check your Spam/Junk folder for this email.
This is a course for children aged 7-12.
When you have processed the payment, please email us at info@creativewritingink.co.uk with your child’s name and age.
COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: So, Seriously – Storytelling?
An introduction to stories – why do we tell them, have we always told them, and
where can we find them? Hint, they are all around us!
Module 2: Inspiration and Ideas
Where do ideas come from and how can we seek them out. How do we know if an
idea is a good one? Including what you can do if you can’t think of any!
Module 3: Creating Characters
In this module we’ll learn how to make people! We’ll make them feel real, authentic,
and right for their story. Then we’ll give them something to do.
Module 4: Wonderful Worlds
How to invent a whole new place – from the ordinary, to the out-of-this-world. We’ll
look at different environments, how to describe them, and how to make them feel
real – even if they are utterly incredible!
Module 5: Solid Structures
A quick look at how to construct a plot for your story, as well as exploring writing craft
techniques to perfect your dialogue and presentation.
Module 6: Prose, plays, poems, and pictures
We’ll finish by looking at how to combine the course modules into your preferred
form of storytelling, be it narrative, script, poetry, or graphic novel/comic.
With homework assignments and stretch-goals for older writers.
PAYMENT: Please note that we do not require you to fill out a registration form. Instead, please click the ‘Check Out Securely’ button. During the payment process, you can input your name and email address which we will use to contact you. When you have processed the payment, please send the student’s name and age, as well as your chosen time to info@creativewritingink.co.uk. Once you have processed the payment, we will email you within 24 hours to confirm receipt.
If you have any further queries, you can email us at info@creativewritingink.co.uk
Our next Online Creative Writing Course for Children course starts on 13/06/2022
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