Creative Writing - Snapshots - Online Course - Adult Learning - 09:30 - 11:30

Online Courses, Nottingham

Date	19 February - 25 March 2024
Sessions	Mondays: 9:30am - 11:30am
No. sessions	6
Venue	Online Courses, Nottingham View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £36

About this course

Develop your creative writing skills to capture moments and images using structures such as poetry and limited amounts of words.

What will be covered on the course?

Imagery
Metaphor, simile and personification
Haiku and tanka
Flash fiction
Poetry
Prose

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

To recall technical terms
To discuss the use of effective language in a piece of writing
To demonstrate understanding by writing in different forms
To experiment with use of language in pieces of writing
To evaluate effectiveness of peers’ work
To create a piece of snapshot writing

Reading List:

Poetry by Sylvia Plath
Poetry by Carol Ann Duffy
‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love’ by Raymond Chandler
‘The Best Short Stories 2021’ Edited by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Instructions For Attendees

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course. Zoom will be used for the live sessions and the link will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of 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 webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: