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Introduction to Creative Writing

This six week course starts 10am, Sunday, 28 April, 2024 in the CLASSROOM at 23 Princes St, central Auckland (March course is sold out). It is intended to introduce you to the skills and techniques that make story-telling so enjoyable. You might already keep a journal, or have written some poetry or short stories, but would like to discover the tools professional writers use to make their work publishable. 

 

John Cranna, Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize shows you how to create powerful scenes; how to knit these scenes together into a riveting story; how to show rather than tell; how to write sizzling dialogue. We also look at the musicality of language, and the poetic effects that create memorable sentences. You will learn the five common traps that beginner writers fall into. As you progress you will begin to discover your own authentic voice.
In the CLASSROOM course your work is received and reviewed in a supportive way but with some constructive feedback. We create a fun and social atmosphere, and by the end of the course you will have completed a story of your own choosing.

We provide a free follow-up workshop several months after your course finishes.
Thirty Creative Hub graduates have published novels or been successful in national writing awards in the last three years. See our Reviews and Successes page. Some of John Cranna’s graduates are now publishing in New York and London.

Graduates of the Introductory course receive a 10% discount on our 30 Week Fiction / Memoir Course, taught by some of NZ’s leading authors.

 

Tutor: John Cranna was voted Best Post Graduate Teacher by students at AUT University. He is the winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize. He also edited NZ’s largest circulation magazine for five years.

 

CLASSROOM course: $497 incl GST 

 

Classroom Venue: 23 Princes St, central Auckland. Free parking for our students. Large, well-ventilated room.

 

Classroom Date: Sunday 28th April, 2024, 10am to 12.30pm. Six weekly classes at this time. Course skips King’s Birthday Weekend. March course sold out.

 

Enrol for CLASSROOM course here .. (pay now, or pay later)

 

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Introduction to Creative Writing Auckland

6 week course
One session per week. $497 incl GST
Sunday, 28th April, 2024, 10am to 12.30pm
at 23 Princes St, central Auckland.

Introduction to Creative Writing - Online

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