Creative Writing - Fireside Stories - Online Course - Adult Learning - 09:30 - 11:30.

Online Courses, Nottingham

Date	6 November - 11 December 2023
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

Considering atmospheric stories told around a fire, you will create your own fireside story.

What will be covered on the course?

Origin of fireside stories including traditional fairy tales
Ghost stories
Atmospheric stories

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

To recall information about the origins of traditional stories
To discuss key ideas/ concepts
To demonstrate learning through short exercises
To criticize published work / identify techniques
To evaluate peers’ work and offer feedback
To create a piece of writing, appropriate for reading out around a fire

Reading list:

The Woman in Black: Susan Hill
The Bloody Chamber: Angela Carter
The Turn of the Screw: Henry James
Any tales by Edgar Allen Poe

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.

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