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Overview
What you will study
The Novel Writing Summer School offered by City, University of London will examine the use of vital aspects of the craft and develop your understanding of essential elements: finding the centre (generating and developing ideas), openings, description/evoking time and place, character, narrative development, plotting, narration, voice and more.
Over the course of the week-long summer school, you will:
- Make a solid start on that novel you’ve been thinking about, or to develop work you’ve started;
- Gain a greater understanding of the themes and techniques inherent in excellent fiction;
- Give and receive feedback on work in progress in a workshop setting;
- Assemble and make best use of the tools that are needed to complete a sustained piece of fiction.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Finding the centre (generating / developing ideas)
- Openings
- Characterisation
- Modes of narration / point of view
- Narrative development
- Plotting
- Description / evoking time and place
- Voice
- Synopsis / planning document
- Reading as a writer
- Self-editing; analysing your own and others’ work
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
- The nominal deadline is the Wednesday before the start of term, for 10 week courses, but it will be shown on the course page for each enrollable date.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Creative Writing View 81 other Short Courses in Creative Writing in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Some writing experience and an idea for a novel.
- Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English.
Tuition Fee
Funding
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