From January 2003... intensive small-group courses for writers! (maximum of six per course)
Each course will be held on one day a week for four weeks.
The fee of £100/concession £80 covers:
all handouts, pen and paper, morning and afternoon tea and light lunch.

1. POETRY WRITING
   What is a poem? What is the difference between poetic language and everyday language? What are imagery, metaphor and other tropes? What are the poetic metres? We will explore all these issues by looking at the work of successful poets, we will write a different kind of poem each week, and on completion, we will put together a book of our poetry. (The course does not include the structure of Welsh-language poetry.)
   
   
2. CRAFTING THE SHORT STORY
   What are the features of a short story? How do you plot? Looking at characterisation, dialogue, and language. How short is 'short'? We read examples of various kinds of short story, and produce our own each week for reading and assessment. At the end of the course, we'll put together a collection of our stories.
   
   
3. WRITING FEATURE ARTICLES
   So you would like to publish non-fiction! Let's look then at the various kinds of non-fiction -- the 'modes of writing', and see what features characterise them. We will produce four different kinds of article, and we'll learn what magazine and newspaper editors are looking for. Each week, we will study some contemporary articles and each week, we will write a different kind of article of our own for reading and assessment. At the end of the course, we'll put together a collection of our articles.

WHAT YOU GET -

• PERSONAL ATTENTION
• CLEAR CRITICISM, HELPFUL COMMENTS AND ASSISTANCE
• TIPS FOR GETTING PUBLISHED
• PROFESSIONAL TUITION BY PUBLISHED AUTHOR, POET AND FREELANCE JOURNALIST, ALSO A PUBLISHERS' EDITOR AND READER

Because only six people will comprise the full complement for each of these courses, booking and prepayment (by cheque) is essential.

To confirm dates, email Call Cath Now!