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Creative Writing workshopThe workshop leaders | This workshop | Scheme of work | Certified qualification | Evidence of participation | Booking Do you have crazy ideas running in your head? Do words fascinate you? Do you write short stories just for fun? Do you want to be a writer? This workshop is packed with lots of hints, tips and advice for budding writers. The workshop leadersOur creative writing tutor Martin is a published writer, poet and broadcaster and has been tutoring Creative Writing courses for over 10 years. He is Chairman of Speakeasy a Milton Keynes writers' group (8 years) and is currently on the committee for the Writers' Summer School, held annually in Derbyshire every August since 1948. Martin has a natural ability to bring out the best in students and encourage them with their writing. Martin also performs poetry at various poetry events and has published two volumes of his poetry. He has had various articles, short stories, letters and poems published, some internationally. This workshopLearn how to create characters, improve literacy skills, and write believable plots, sparkling dialogue and wonderful descriptive passages. Learn how to present your work, where to get it published, how to enter competitions, where to get ideas and how to earn money from your writing. The final part of the workshop entails the students writing their own short story using the techniques learnt in the day, which can be recited to the group. Pieces written on this workshop may form the basis of/or give inspiration for an article, short story or even a book! Some participants of this workshop go on to try to write for some local publications, enter writers' competitions or even send their stories to major publishers. As well as the usual hour or 90 minute workshops a ten-week Creative Writing course is available. This can also be broken down into a shorter course over fewer weeks. Scheme of workPrincipal purpose:
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Certified qualificationTop Dog Certificate of Achievement in CREATIVE WRITINGAll of our workshops are accredited with a certificate that all partakers can take away with them at the end as proof of their participation and to mark their achievement in learning a new skill. Evidence of participationMany youth schemes require evidence of learners' participation and achievements in wider learning projects to contribute to the young persons file or CV. Top Dog support this by providing other supporting evidence of participation in addition to the Top Dog Certificate of Achievement. Available for this workshop are:
Enquire about booking a Creative Writing workshop Top Dog Workshops, 6 Newport Road, Woolstone, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, MK15 0AS |
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