Creative Writing Course for Children (7-12)

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Creative Writing Course for Children: An Overview

Start Date: 4th March, 2025
Duration: 6 Weeks
Price: $350
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Our Creative Writing Course for Children is designed to spark your child’s imagination and nurture their writing skills. Through engaging lessons and practical guidance on key writing techniques—like showing instead of telling, character development, and symbolism—your child will grow as a writer while having fun. The course includes interactive exercises and activities to enhance their creativity and storytelling abilities.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Creative Writing for Children

In the first lesson, your child will be introduced to creative writing fundamentals. They’ll learn how to vividly describe scenes using the “show, don’t tell” technique and gain an understanding of the editing process.

Lesson 2: Adapting for Children

This personalized lesson focuses on your child’s favorite story. They’ll explore why they love it and practice rewriting the story in their own words, sparking both creativity and critical thinking.

Lesson 3: Writing Characters for Children

The third lesson dives into character creation, teaching your child how to craft compelling heroes or protagonists. Key concepts like character motivation and personification are introduced to help bring their characters to life.

Lesson 4: Writing Villains for Children

Following the character lesson, this module shifts focus to writing antagonists. Through exciting and accessible activities, your child will learn how to contrast characters and develop strong, memorable villains.

Lesson 5: Writing Settings for Children

In this lesson, your child will explore the art of describing settings through their five senses—touch, taste, sight, smell, and sound. Whether writing about familiar places or imagining entirely new ones, they’ll learn how to create vivid, immersive environments.

Lesson 6: Your Own Story

The final lesson empowers your child to write their own story from start to finish. They will apply the techniques learned throughout the course and receive guidance on both storytelling and editing essentials.

To find out more about how the online courses work, or if you have any further queries, you can check out our Frequently Asked Questions or email us at info@creativewriting.co.nz.

Our cancellation/refund policy may be viewed here.

Start Date

4th March

Duration

6 Weeks

Price

$350

Tutor

Jessica Miller

About The Tutor

Jessica Miller
Jessica Miller is a children’s writer from Brisbane, currently living in London. Her first novel, Elizabeth and Zenobia, was shortlisted for the Text Prize and the Readings Prize and was a CBCA Notable Book, as was her second book, The Republic of Birds. Her third novel, The Hotel Witch was released in February 2023. She has taught creative writing for adults and children in Brisbane, Berlin, and London.
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