Creative Writing - a one day taster **COURSE CANCELLED** (UC12U24D)
Ready, Steady, Write! Dip into the world of creative writing in this one day, fun workshop. No experience needed.
Course overview
Thoughts, memories, experiences, conversations, ideas and even fantasies can be captured in writing. Using the prompt given, join Lisa Hilton on this fun workshop where she will share top tips for turning your words into stories that others will enjoy reading.
Where Uckfield College, Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3DJ.
When
Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm on 26th March 2022 for 1 day.
Cost
The full fee is £58.00.
What you already need to know
No previous experience is needed.
What you will learn
How to:
- Find your own writing style
- Develop a sense of time and place
- Create believable characters and dialogue
- Build, improve and edit your work
How you will learn it
Lisa Hilton has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University and has written a number of short stories, columns, press releases and blog articles and is currently working on her first novel.
Bring to the first session
Pen and notebook.
Please write a short piece (up to 500 words) using the following prompt. Bring it with you to the workshop where you will use it as a starting point to develop your writing techniques.
You wake up this morning as an animal. Describe your day.
Consider the following:
Choose whether or not to say which animal you are.
Choose whether your animal can speak and to whom.
** Please bring a packed lunch as food is not provided at the venue.** Tea, coffee and biscuits are available for purchase during breaks.**
Extra study or practice
How to enrol
You can enrol by phoning ACRES' House on
01825 761820 on Monday to Friday between 9:30 am and 4 pm. Alternatively, to register your interest in a course please email
adultlearning@acres.org.uk with the course title and your contact details and a member of the team will call you back to enrol you on your chosen course.
Previous students say
"Lisa was wonderful. Her enthusiasm and knowledge seemed to flow into me."
"I'm delighted, I've been wanting to write for years but never knew how to get started."
"This course has opened my mind to all sorts of different writing that I never thought interested me before."
Additional Course Information
- Concessionary/reduced fees, are available to students in receipt of certain means-tested benefits on some courses.
- Course fees over £133, can be paid in one single payment at enrolment or in instalments by Standing Order where applicable.
- Fees and payment options: See the Financial Support page.
- Other course related information: See the Policies & Procedures page, or contact the ACRES office.
Specific Covid Considerations:
In the event of restrictions being reintroduced and if the class is remaining in the venue, you will be informed of further safety measures. If the lessons cannot take place because the tutor has to isolate or in the event of government-imposed restrictions or lockdowns, every effort will be made to reschedule the missed classes. If it is not possible to continue the course in the venue it will be continued online. If this is not possible we will refund the outstanding lessons.
To ensure Safe Practice during practical sessions:
- Class numbers are reduced to allow students to space apart.
- Students should work at separate tables or desks.
- Hand sanitiser will be available in all classrooms.
- You are responsible for sanitising your own workspace before and after each lesson, anti-bacterial wipes or spray will be provided by the tutor.
- Wearing a mask is a personal choice. Please respect the choices of your tutor and fellow students.
- Windows and doors left open to allow for room ventilation should not be adjusted by students.
- Sharing of equipment is discouraged, but if it is essential, please use the wipes / spray provided to clean between handling.
- Please make yourself aware of local guidance, particularly in community venues.
You must not attend the class if you show signs or symptoms of Covid-19, are awaiting results of a PCR Covid test, have been in close contact with a Covid-19 patient within 14 days or anyone who has been advised to self isolate for any reason. Please inform the ACRES' office, who will advise the tutor.
All tutors, students and visitors are encouraged to participate in rapid lateral flow testing in the interest of everybody's safety, however, this is not a mandatory requirement. Test kits are readily available locally or from the
gov website.
Next steps within this subject with ACRES
Future steps beyond ACRES
Find out about other courses with the
National Careers Service for opportunities to extend your skills and knowledge.
For other organisations, please consult their websites:
New Writing South - www.newwritingsouth.com
Arvon - www.arvon.org
The Open University - www.open.ac.uk
