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Overview
This Writing for Children course offered by City St George's, University of London is for students who would like to write books for children aged 3-16 years old.
What you will study
- The first part will focus on learning writing techniques in the context of children’s books, covering a range of areas including characterisation, settings, dialogue and plotting. We will examine how to tackle books for different age ranges, from picture books to Young Adult.
- The second part of this Writing for Children course will look at refining your writing and understanding what publishers and agents are looking for.Each week students will tackle writing exercises and there will be some element of sharing work. We will also look at texts from a variety of published children’s authors.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Apply theoretical knowledge to practical writing tasks and learn more about the market for children’s books and how to succeed as a children’s writer.
- Understand the market - who exactly are you writing for?
- Identify what works about successful stories, across a range of texts;
- Create strong settings, stand-out characters and convincing dialogue;
- Build pace and structure into your work;
- Learn how to use descriptions that will bring your writing to life;
- Edit and revise your writing, including when to cut;
- Understand what agents and publishers are looking for in a publishable manuscript - the practicalities as well as the indefinable 'it';
- Submit your work to publishing professionals.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
OTE 140
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
OTE 140
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is open to anyone interested in writing for children and no prior knowledge is required.
- Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents360 GBP / full≈ 360 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents360 GBP / full≈ 360 GBP / full
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