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Discover the Magic of Short Story Writing with Our Online Creative Writing Course

Embrace the enchanting world of short story writing and embark on a captivating six-week adventure that will awaken your creative genius. Short stories offer readers a glimpse into diverse lives, emotions, and experiences within just a few pages. As a writer, short stories allow you to experiment with various styles, genres, and ideas, honing your skills and pushing the boundaries of your creativity.

Our online short story creative writing course offers a comprehensive, flexible, and immersive learning experience accessible from anywhere on the globe. Join the ranks of passionate storytellers who have discovered the allure of writing short stories, and register early to secure your spot in our course. Unleash your creative potential and uncover the secrets of crafting compelling narratives that will captivate readers and leave a lasting impression.

Start Date: 7th January, 2025
Duration: 6 Weeks
Price: $350
3 places remaining

Course Overview

Our online short story writing course features six engaging modules, each focused on a unique aspect of storytelling. We recommend dedicating 2-3 hours per week to the course, allowing you to work through the text lessons at your own pace, as there are no set class times. Your tutor will email the first module to you on the course start date, and you can expect a new module to be released weekly in the form of text lessons (keep an eye on your SPAM folder to ensure you don’t miss it).

Tutor Support

To ensure your progress, you will be assigned a dedicated online tutor to assess your weekly written assignments and provide personalised feedback. As an added benefit, once the class ends, you’ll still have access to the course materials to refresh your memory or revisit specific topics.

Course Modules

Here is a quick look at what you should expect each week:

Lesson One: Short Stories
Wondering how to write publishable short stories? This module shows you advice from published authors on how to write engaging and balanced poetic narratives quickly.

Lesson Two: Short Story Characterisation
How to write short story protagonists your readers will connect with? This module shows you how to effectively characterise heroes through personification and self-conscious narratives.

Lesson Three: Short Story Antagonists
Wondering how to write short story antagonists your readers will fear? Building on the previous lesson, this module shows you how to effectively characterise the villains of your fiction in contemporary ways.

Lesson Four: Short Story Places
How to write short story settings your readers will feel like they’re in. This module shows you how to write perspective-activated settings effectively to symbolise your themes.

Lesson Five: Short Story Plotting
Wondering how to plot a short story? This module shows you how to create linear and non-linear narratives with subplots.

Lesson Six: Short Story Tropes
Wondering how to get your short stories published? This lesson highlights the typical tropes and clichés of the form and advises you on successful editing.

Begin Your Short Story Writing Journey Today

Immerse yourself in our online short story creative writing course and harness the power of your imagination. With expert guidance, personalised feedback, and a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a skilled storyteller. Register now and unlock your writing potential; your creative genius awaits!

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

7th January

Duration

6 Weeks

Price

$350

Tutor

Kelly Ana Morey

About The Tutor

Kelly Ana Morey
Kelly Ana Morey is an award winning writer of both fiction and non-fiction. She is currently on the last stages of her sixth novel and has also written two social histories and a memoir. Her first novel Bloom won the Hubert Church Award for First Fiction in 2004 and won the Todd New Writers’ Award. Her second Grace is Gone was a finalist in the international Kiriyama Award for Fiction in 2004 and her most recent novel Daylight Second was published in NZ, Australia, USA and Canada and was a finalist in both the NZ Heritage Book Award and the Maori Book Awards. She was the inaugural winner of the Janet Frame Award for Fiction in 2005 and was awarded the Sargeson Fellowship in 2023. Her short stories have short listed for the Katherine Mansfield and Sargeson Short Story Awards and recently she was third in the open category of the Sunday Star-Times Short Story competition. Morey reviews books and writes feature articles and essays for a number of publications including the NZ Listener. In 2023 she was a finalist in the Voyager Media Awards Personal Essay category.
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