Writing stories for children
VU Short Course
This short course is an introduction to the basics. It will show you how writing for children is different to writing for adults, and will encourage you to reconnect with what it’s like to be a child. You might like to bring a story idea you already have, or prefer to develop ideas along the way.
This course will combine writing exercises and activities with discussions about how to get started, and what to do next! You’ll be able to explore your ideas and imagination, and give shape to them through a series of six sessions that will build your skills and confidence.
At the end of the course, you’ll have a draft of a story you can continue to work on.
The course suits writers of all ages and abilities, from beginners to those who have already been involved with writing fiction.
Find out about
The child-centred story
Planning and plotting your story
Creating characters
Writing dialogue
Techniques to keep readers interested.
The teacher
Janet Stutley has a BA in literature and writing and a graduate diploma in children’s literature. Her published writing for children includes fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, rhyming stories, poem posters, plays, multi-media scripts, song lyrics and music. She now writes as Jaz Ghent.
Janet has had poetry and short stories published, and won equal third prize in the Scarlet Stiletto awards presented by Sisters in Crime in 2008.
Currently she is working on two fantasy novels for children. Six fantasy chapter books in the Signatures series were published by Clean Slate Press New Zealand; three in 2008 and three in 2010.
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Course length: 2.5 hours every week for 6 weeks
Begins 28 August, 2010.
Saturdays 10 am - 12:30 pm at Wyndham Cultural Centre, Werribee
$240 / $210 concession
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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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