Short course (began last Saturday)

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VU Creative Writing Short Course


The Creative Writing Short Course covers a range of introductory writing topics and gives each student the chance to create and read their own writing in a lively and supportive atmosphere.

This class is the ideal way to try creative writing if you’re not sure where to start. It also offers direction for those who want to continue writing but are unsure where to go next.

The Creative Writing Short Course is an energetic mixture of writing exercises, readings and discussion. It covers several forms of writing so students can embark on writing pieces that are new and satisfying.

Find out about
· Original ideas: finding them
· Fresh words: creating them
· Scenes: the building blocks of story
· Characters: making them real and interesting
· Writing choices: point of view
· Editing your own writing
· What to do next.

About the teacher
Margaret McCarthy is a published poet, writer and teacher working in Melbourne’s west. She has a Masters in Creative Writing and has taught creative writing for many years. Her creative writing work has won awards and is published widely.

Margaret’s manuscript “Entitlement” was short-listed for the Harper Collins Varuna Awards for Manuscript Development 2006. She is a teacher in Professional Writing & Editing at Victoria University.

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Begins 11 September 2010, for 6 weeks

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Saturdays 9.30 am-12 noon

Altona Meadows / Werribee / Point Cook area

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$240 / $210 concession

This Course is run by Professional Writing & Editing TAFE, Victoria University.

For more details, email isabelle.lebouder@vu.edu.au or phone 9919 2681.


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