Unleash that story within you and get feedback on your writing.
Would you like to see your work in magazines and newspapers? Receive tips on how to get your work published. Where? A course in Creative Writing for adults is being run inPipers Hill College, Naas, starting 27th January 2016 on Wednesday evenings from 7.30-9.30pm and will run for 8 weeks with tutor Ros Campbell promising that participants will find an exciting and fun way to learn the craft of writing...
“On previous courses that I’ve taught some of the participants had been doing some writing for years, be it a novel, poetry, stories, plays or memoirs while others had only done a little” said Ros.
“Various aspects of writing are covered on the course including short story writing, memoirs and some prose writing. While much of it covers fiction writing there is also some non-fiction and the short story section will involve aspects such as creating characters, plotting, setting, dialogue and editing.”
"The class is very relaxed and informal. Participants are gently encouraged and the emphasis is on building on the skills and abilities of the participants rather than criticism. It takes a lot of courage to submit work to a writers group”, says Ross.
“Participants who are new to a writing class may be anxious about how their work will be received. A lot of it has to do with confidence, that’s why its important to be very encouraging so as not to damage the participants confidence. Students don’t have to worry about feeling exposed to criticism of their work. Students do not read out their work to the class, it is circulated to the others by email.”
The tutor gives writing assignments each week to the class to do for the following week for discussion. Participants email their pieces to the tutor beforehand and he then circulates their pieces to all the other participants by email so that everyone will be able to read each other’s work before coming into the class to discuss it. There is no need therefore for much class time to be taken up with reading.
“As well as discussing the students work I also teach the skills of writing. We analyze passages from well known novelists and short story writers and examine the techniques that they use in their work.”
For More details and to book your place on the course contact Pipers Hill College Adult education office Tel 045-898923 or Ros, on 085 1395 320.
The tutor Ros Campbell, who has a BA honours from UCD, has taught Creative Writing to adults classes in VEC schools and other centres for 4 years and has contributed widely to various newspapers and magazines. He was a columnist with Localnews for 2 years and is presently writing a book about Philosophy.
