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| Creative Writing |
code W1 |
Anna Carmody
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In a friendly and encouraging atmosphere you will learn how to get started with your writing as well as learn the craft of writing such as characterisation, plot, theme, structure, scenes and narrative, point of view, dialogue and description. You will also learn to edit your work and prepare the manuscript for publication.
There will be readings, writing exercises and discussion. Although classes will deal primarily with writing short stories or short pieces of prose, longer pieces, including novels, feature film scripts, short film scripts and poetry will be discussed.
Age 16+
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Anna Carmody lives and works in Sydney. She has a Master of Arts Degree in Thesis, Graduate Diploma in Communications (Writing) and a Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne, Majors: English, History, Philosophy. Anna writes across genres, including fiction writing and film. She teaches fiction and non-fiction writing to adults at an evening college and runs occasional workshops for students who seek a more intensive writing and editing experience. Anna also works with young people organising, editing and publishing an annual anthology of writing by children. Even so, Anna finds time to work freelance as an editor.
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| Life Stories |
code W2 |
Carrolline Rhodes
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Among the many things you will learn in LIFE STORIES is what to include in your manuscript and what to leave out, how to develop a sense of audience and how to keep readers turning pages. Many wannabe life-story authors say that they want to write the story of their lives for their grandchildren and more often than not add that they have tried and failed many times. LIFE STORIES will show you how to succeed, no matter whom you are writing for. Your readers will know what it is to walk in your shoes. The course will encourage you to discard should and will give you the confidence to embrace what if as you discover possibilities that exist beyond the conventions. It is like no other writing course you will ever attend and for many it becomes a spiritual journey, a profound discovery of self.
Age 18+
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Carrolline Rhodes is a multi-award winning writer who has been teaching Life Stories for several years. The author of four acclaimed works of history, she is published in Australia and the UK. A passionate and inspiring tutor, she has conducted workshops for Byron Bay Writers Festival, Camp Creative, Nambucca Valley Community College and writers groups throughout NSW.
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| Screenwriting - The Nuts & Bolts |
code W3 |
Barbara Angell
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As the title implies this course aims to teach writers, who may be proficient in other fields, the techniques of writing for television and film. As well as honing the existing skills of practising writers, it is also suitable for beginners. During these five days you will learn not only a wide range of techniques but to also have fun at workshopping your own 10-page treatment of a screenplay in company with a group of others. This will teach you how to work as a storyliner, using the methods employed universally by writers of TV series and serials.
Age 16+
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Barbara’s expertise is beyond question. Visit her website at www.angellpro.com.au to check out her credits, and also on the IMDB. You'll see that this year she completes a professional research doctorate in Visual and Performing Arts at Charles Sturt University, that she won a nationwide TV competition in the U.K. and that her teleplay Some Day Man earned accolades as the best of its year (Independent Newspaper, London). Barb has appeared as a guest lecturer over some years with, amongst others, the Australian Film TV and Radio School (AFTRS). She presents workshops throughout Australia not only in screenwriting but also in comedy writing. She is acknowledged as Australia's first female TV comedy scriptwriter, cutting her teeth on Graham Kennedy’s IMT (training under the great Fred Parsons) and honing her skills during the 5 year run of The Mavis Bramston Show. She has more than 70 hours of produced TV scripts (drama, comedy, whatever) has written, produced and directed her own short films and worked on long-running series as commissioning script editor. Barb is an Award winner and, if it's advice you want in writing for the big or small screen, you need to look no further.
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| Write That Article...And Get It Published! |
code W4 |
Joanna Maxwell
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Many people think, “I’d like to write articles but I tried once and couldn’t finish it (or got rejected), so clearly it’s not for me.” - Not so. – It is true that writing takes skill and that even professional writers get rejected sometimes. But it is also true that you can learn how to find a saleable idea, polish and shape it into a written piece, tailor it for a particular newspaper or magazine – and see your name in print. Do you have lots of ideas, but struggle to pick the best one (or any one, really) and stick with it until it becomes a finished story? Or are you OK at the writing bit, but can’t get your head around idea generating? Or do you let that pesky critical voice inside your head talk you out of sending your article to an editor? No matter what your particular challenge, there is a way around it. In this course, you’ll practise writing and researching, you’ll come up with ideas, tackle interviews, learn how to shape your work and deal with editors. This is a practical, product-oriented program but the emphasis is on inspiring you, rather than scaring you witless. Highlights include a press conference with a mystery guest, publishing a camp newsletter, writing excursions and the opportunity for private mentoring on your work. All you need is enthusiasm and a willingness to send your inner critic out for a long lunch while you have some fun and try out new skills. At the end of the week, you’ll be ready to submit your article and get it published!
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Joanna Maxwell is a published author and journalist. She runs programs in the area of creativity, creative thinking and creative career change for individual and corporate clients. In 1993 she co-authored ‘Overseas Work, Learning Holidays and Adventure Travel for Australians and New Zealanders’ and has since developed several E-books. She writes on creativity and other subjects for newspapers and magazines including the Australian Financial Review and Australian Artist magazine. For the last 4 years she has produced the content of the AFR BOSS forums in Sydney and Melbourne on creativity, leadership and other topics. Joanna holds Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Law degrees. She is a qualified trainer (Certificate IV), life coach and somatic integration therapist.
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