Adult Learning
Computer and Internet Basics - Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library and Learning Centre - Adult Learning
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Key details
| Date | - |
|---|---|
| Sessions | Wednesdays: 1pm - 3pm |
| No. sessions | 4 |
| Venue | Online Courses, Nottingham |
| For ages | 19+ |
| Group size | 5 - 15 |
| Cost | FREE - £32 |
About this course
This course aims to bring together writers of all abilities and introduce you to SCI-FI and Fantasy fiction writing. For more experienced writers we will look at refreshing and polishing your writing skills. You will be given advice and support about how to develop an idea and structure of a SCI-FI and fantasy fiction. We will look at what science fiction and fantasy fiction are. We will explore Subgenres (e.g. cyberpunk, space opera, epic fantasy, dystopian, urban fantasy) and look at Genre conventions vs. clichés
Throughout the course, we will cover:
- Using sci-fi/fantasy to explore real-world issues
- Understanding the sci-fi/fantasy publishing scene
- Creating distinctive voices for humans, creatures, AI
- Blending poetic and technical language
- Providing constructive feedback to colleagues
- Writing own fiction story
- Improve confidence in using language used in Fantasy/sci-fi fiction
What you will need to bring to the course:
A pen and paper
Booking your place and fee information
If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.
Residency in England
To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
Residency Eligibility – other criteria
If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).
Some exceptions may apply for example
Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014
Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.
Any questions?
Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:
- By phone: 01623 677 200
- By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk
