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Places are available on the following courses (click on its name for more
information on tutor, course and its contents):
Animated
Poetry in Flash
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Peter
Howard |
This course is for people
who want to learn how to use Macromedia Flash to create animated
poetry, in which words move around, change colour and size,
and so on. It will also be of value to those who want to animate
other forms of text. Students need to have Flash 4 or 5. "The
most useful writing course I've ever done.” Student, July
2001 (Just £140 using our ecommerce
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Narrative
Voice Workshop
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Sharon
Rundle |
In this workshop
you will begin to discover your own 'voice' in fiction writing.
You will become familiar with creating voices for your characters
using dialogue, internal monologue and stream of consciousness
techniques. There will be an opportunity to try out or extend
these techniques in your own writing. Constructive peer feedback
will be provided with the intention of enhancing your writing
techniques. Native and non-native speakers of the English language
are invited to join this course to begin writing fiction or
to develop works in progress. (Just £140 using our ecommerce
server.)
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| Web Design
Workshop |
Randy
Adams |
Web Design Workshop
will guide students step by step through the maze of Hypertext
Markup Language, webpage design, and going online. Suitable
for absolute beginners, this course will stress creativity and
experimentation. Extended exercises will be offered for those
students who feel comfortable tinkering with the basic material.
(Just £140 using our ecommerce
server.)
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| Writing
Children's Fiction |
Karen
King |
We will explore
the various markets for children’s books and guidance will be
given on how to aim at a specific market, get an agent and find
a publisher. Special attention will be given to the skills needed,
such as vocabulary, dialogue, creating characters children can
identify with and writing for different age groups. (Just £140
using our ecommerce
server.)
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| Writing
Crime & Mystery Fiction |
Susan
Richardson |
This course will
introduce you to a range of basic crime fiction techniques,
including writing powerful beginnings, creating plot, location
and building suspense. You will be encouraged to read and analyse
extracts from the work of published crime writers, such as Sara
Paretsky and Janet Evanovich and will be given a range of exercises
to stimulate and develop your own ideas for a crime or mystery
story plot. Suitable for both beginners and the more experienced.
(Just £140 using our ecommerce
server.)
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Online Writers'
Workshop: start any Monday of the year and join for as long as you like
Work on your novel, poetry, stories, articles, new media or website with supportive
expert advice. You'll be sharing work, learning new skills, and working collaboratively.
Hosts include Randy Adams, Alan Sondheim, Carolyn Guertin, Peter Howard, Karen
King, Kate Pullinger, Sharon Rundle. We offer all writers their first four weeks
in the Workshop for just £28. Sign up for the length of time you need.
See full list of courses
starting throughout the year
Schedule
Courses are grouped in series, and each course is 10 weeks
long. Click on the number of the series to see a list of courses in that series.
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Starts (including free induction week) |
Ends |
Series 1
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Apr 29 2002 |
July 7 2002 |
Series 2
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Sept 16 2002 |
Nov 24 2002 |
Series 3
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Jan 06 2003 |
Mar 16 2003 |
Series 4
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Apr 21 2003 |
June 29 2003 |
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