Deadline: 29 July 2011
The Random House Struik creative writing course is a 10-week online course intended for anyone with an interest in writing: published writers, aspirant authors and those who have dreamed of writing a novel or story but never quite knew where to start. It focuses specifically on learning the tools and tricks of the trade that will help you get your work published under this new imprint, and is presented on GetSmarter’s advanced and user-friendly learning model, which provides students with a personal and professional educational experience.
Registrations close: 29 July 2011
Course begins: 8 August 2011
Cost: R6,600 (excl. VAT)
7 hours per week
The course in a nutshell:
* Teaches you the techniques of good story writing for fiction and non-fiction
* Highly practical, with five written pieces completed during the course
* 10-week part-time course presented online throughout South Africa
* Continuous guidance, monitoring and assistance provided by the Course Convener and Course Coordinator
* Form part of a creative online writing community
* Top manuscripts will be submitted to Random House Struik for consideration
About Random House Struik:
Random House Struik is the largest general trade publisher in southern Africa, following the recent merger of Random House and Struik Publishers. The Random House Group is one of the world's largest book publishing companies and operates in the UK, Australia, Europe, India, New Zealand, USA, Canada, South America and has now joined forces with Struik Publishing in South Africa.
Why should you take this creative writing course? Ron, the Course Convener, explains:
Course modules:
Module 1 Planning the story
Module 2 The importance of beginnings
Module 3 Characters and characterisation
Module 4 Plot vs. story
Module 5 Dialogue
Module 6 Point of view
Module 7 Conflict
Module 8 Revision
Module 9 Tying it all up
Module 10 Approaching publishers and agents with your finished work
Who should attend this course?
This creative writing course is designed for anyone who wants to bring more flair, drama and passion to their writing. It is ideal for anyone who has dreamed of writing a novel or a short story, for accomplished writers of fiction who want to brush up on their skills and for non-fiction writers who want to use dramatic storytelling techniques to make their work come alive. Professional editors can also benefit from this course by learning the basic techniques of the creative craft of writing.
For more details, please contact:
Contact person: Amy-Jane
Telephone: +27 (0)21 447 7565
Email: amyjane@getsmarter.co.za
Contact Information:
For inquiries: amyjane@getsmarter.co.za
For submissions: register here
Website: http://www.randomstruik.co.za/