Creative Writing

Creative Writing Workshop (Part 1) – 2 hrs:

  • Content of this workshop will take students through the core skills needed to create captivating stories that engage the reader from start to finish, and will empower students to improve their creative writing skills.
  • Teachers often give students feedback that they need to ‘show not tell’ in their stories, but this is rarely explained in detail and students are rarely shown ‘how’ to do this. This workshop will go into the details on how to transform your writing from telling to showing, with strategies on how to make this process easier.
  • We will also cover how to incorporate the technique ‘in medias res’ into their writing in order to craft a story that has audiences gripped from the first line.
  • Workshops are aimed for adult learners, hobbyists and those wanting to learn how to write their own book. Occasional school holiday workshops can also be run for High School (yr 7-12) and Primary (yr 5-6) students.

Creative Writing Workshop (Part 2) – 2 hrs:

  • The second Creative Writing Workshop will build upon the first, and help students to add further complexity into their writing, through learning how to craft engaging dialogue between characters into their stories. When incorporating dialogue effectively, students can progress the plot of their story through dialogue alone. Correct grammar and punctuation when writing conversations with dialogue will also be covered.
  • In addition, we will discuss how to incorporate setting into the story without things becoming boring – we’ve all experienced a story that has paragraphs of setting that are boring to read and grind the plot to a halt. Setting is necessary in a story, so how can we incorporate the setting, whilst still advancing the plot at the same time? This will be covered in part 2 of the Creative Writing Workshop.
  • Grammar of how to avoid run-on sentences or comma splices will also be discussed.
  • Workshops are aimed for adult learners, hobbyists and those wanting to learn how to write their own book. Occasional school holiday workshops can also be run for High School (yr 7-12) and Primary (yr 5-6) students

Cost

  • Individual (one-on-one) Tutoring: $100/hr
  • Creative Writing Group Tutoring: $80/hr

Location

  • Online Sessions – capped at 10 students per workshop:
    Online sessions run via Zoom in an interactive and engaging format, using Zoom’s whiteboard feature and Google Docs to share writing resources. Students are able to write on Zoom’s whiteboard and Google Docs, allowing collaboration and interactivity throughout the whole lesson.
  • Face-to-Face Sessions – capped at 7-10 students per workshop:
    Currently meeting at the University of the Sunshine Coast (Sippy Downs Campus). Meeting point will be provided upon booking.

Please note: Students should be ready with their devices five minutes prior to their session start time.

Workshop Availability

School Term:

  • Online: Weekdays
  • Face-to-face: Weekends

School Holidays:

  • Online: Weekdays
  • Face-to-face: may be offered on weekdays and weekends. Please enquire and express your interest.

Please enquire for times available. Times are subject to change. All times are in QLD time (AEST) year round. For students attending from NSW, TAS and VIC, please add one hour to the listed time during term 1 and term 4 (timezone difference does not apply during term 2 and term 3).

General Notes:

  • If a workshop is cancelled for the week, an email will be sent out to all registered participants notifying them of the change.
  • Parents are welcome to sit in on tutoring sessions / workshops. Attending tutoring does not replace parental supervision.
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