Courses - Sydney
Short Courses
Writing the Past: Using History in Fiction and Non-Fiction
with Hsu-Ming Teo and guest Gail Jones
23 - 25 August 2013
Allen & Unwin
83 Alexander Street
Crows Nest NSW 2065
(Please note access is via stairs)
Course fee: $750 (inc GST)
Maximum of 15 students
A three-day course for those interested in incorporating history into their creative writing – whether literary fiction, genres such as crime, thriller, or romance fiction, biography or family history. This course combines discussion of genres of historical fiction and research techniques with practical writing exercises.
Intensive Courses
Writing a Novel (Intensive)
with Kathryn Heyman and James Bradley
and guests TBC
11 – 14 October 2013, 6 – 9 December 2013 and 14 – 17 February 2014
Allen & Unwin
83 Alexander Street
Crows Nest NSW 2065
(Please note access is via stairs)
Course fee: $5,950 (inc GST)
The aim of Writing A Novel is simple - to give you the tools and support you need to write the first draft of your novel.
This is an exciting opportunity to be immersed in the world of novel writing, developing the craft and technical skills required to create a full length work of fiction. Running over three intensive long weekends, with skype meetings in between, students will have the opportunity to be part of the publishing and literary community, with minimum disruption to their regular timetable. Although this course is particularly designed for aspiring novelists living outside of the metropolitan centre, it will also suit those who are unable to find a regular weeknight to attend courses.
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Upcoming Courses
The following courses will be scheduled in the future. Check the website for updated details or register your interest now at faberacademy@allenandunwin.com. For more information please do not hesitate to contact Edwina Johnson on (02) 8425 0171 or Isabella Penna on (02) 8425 0100.
Writing a Novel
The aim of Writing A Novel is simple - to give you the tools and support you need to write the first draft of your novel. This six-month, intensive course provides a flexible alternative to a creative writing MA.
True Stories: Writing Memoir and Narrative Non-Fiction
True Stories: Writing Memoir and Narrative Non-Fiction is a six-month intensive course for writers who want to concentrate on creating 'true stories'. Based on readings, discussion and exercises, this practical course will develop skills and explore the richness of the genre, the joys and challenges, and the possibilities for 'life writing'.
Writing Memoir
This intensive three-day workshop is not just concerned with the craft of writing memoir, but with the way that memoir enters fiction and other forms of nonfiction. The course discusses and explores the inevitability of memoir entering a writer's work and how to use it effectively.
Getting Published as a Writer for Children
This one-day course offers new writers for children an understanding of what goes on inside a publishing house, how publishers make their choices, how to give themselves the best chance of publication and what to expect from the publishing process. It also provides an opportunity to discuss the author-publisher relationship with an experienced author and illustrator.
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The Business of Writing: How to navigate your way through the changing publishing landscape
The Business of Writing is a unique one-day course that answers those questions most often asked by the aspiring writer. As an award-winning, best-selling writer who has also been an agent and an editor, Garth Nix is in a unique position to advise writers on how to navigate their way through the publishing landscape from the role of agents and how to get one, through to the economics of the book business.
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Get It Written: Bootcamp for your novel
Perhaps you have an idea for a novel, or have started working on your opening chapters, but find that you don't seem to have the time – or the confidence and impetus – to move it forward. This ten-week course, led by award-winning, best-selling novelist Emily Maguire, aims to provide a supportive, structured environment in which to develop your work further and set you well on the way to a first draft.
Troubleshooting Crime: Resolve your crime writing dilemma
Crime writing is a wide-ranging and creatively satisfying but often challenging genre. Troubleshooting Crime: Resolve your crime writing dilemma is a one-day interactive workshop to help the aspiring crime-writer directly target problems with their work and discover solutions.
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Getting Published: Insiders reveal how to get your foot in the door
A one-day course offering aspiring writers the opportunity to find out what really goes on inside a publishing house, how publishers make their choices and how to improve one's chances of publication. The program will include sessions on sure-fire proposals, editing your first page, opening chapters, how to write a great covering letter and the top ten reasons manuscripts are rejected.
