Teens Creative Writing Workshop
Fuel for Creative Sparks: Course Outline
Unlock your child’s imagination with an introduction to creative writing – a four-day holiday course that gets to grips with the four pillars of narrative storytelling as well as plenty of fun and “get out of your chair” exercises.
Individual attention will ensure stimulation combined with theory, craft combined with creativity.
The course has been designed for children in Grade 8 and upwards.
Course date: 16 to 19 April
Time: 09h00 to 12h30 each day.
Course fees: R1 500.
Venue: Parkview.
Course facilitators: Helen Webster and Mandy Collins.
If you’re looking for creative ways to occupy your child/ren during the holidays, contact Helen – admin@allaboutwritingcourses.com
Each 3½ hour session looks at one of the four pillars of narrative writing, followed by some ‘out of the box’ exercises that will get your creative juices flowing.
Session 1: Voice: The journey to finding your own voice as a writer and some ‘how to’ advice for silencing your inner critic.
Session 2: Character: How to create characters that aren’t cardboard cut-outs – getting to know your character intimately so you can predict how they will behave in your story.
Session 3: Plot: Plot is structure, and structure is choice – it’s about how you choose to unveil various aspects of your story.
Session 4: Setting: Deciding where and when your story will take place, and learning to paint pictures for your reader using all five of your – and their – senses.
Helen Webster is a qualified English teacher who believes that the stimulation of imagination and the support of independent thinking are critical to a student’s success in life. She has written two screen plays and is busy with her first novel.
Mandy Collins is something of a one-stop writing shop, and has been writing professionally for two decades. She is passionate about teaching both the art and craft of writing and loves to nurture creativity in children.
