| Starts 2 August 2024 |
This course intends to provide a broader perspective on the different types of literature in the world and how literary work has been shaped through cultural landscapes. Selected American, European Asian and Asian Australian literary texts will be the focus of this course. Choosing to read a range of short stories, novels, plays and poems will sharpen critical thinking skills and become a platform for students to be aware of the diverse socio-political and economic concerns addressed through literature in different time periods. The texts will be complemented with various critical theories drawing from postcolonialism, gender studies, science studies and cultural studies.
| Starts 31 July 2024 |
Family history is more than just names and dates on a tree, it’s also about telling the stories. Even the most mundane details of your ancestors’ lives can be turned into an interesting narrative that you will want to share with your family and a wider audience. In this course, you will plan your project, find inspiration, discover how to use resources and timelines, and finally learn where and how to share your ancestors’ stories.
| Starts 28 August 2024 |
Family history is more than just names and dates on a tree, it’s also about telling the stories. Even the most mundane details of your ancestors’ lives can be turned into an interesting narrative that you will want to share with your family and a wider audience. In this course, you will plan your project, find inspiration, discover how to use resources and timelines, and finally learn where and how to share your ancestors’ stories.
| Starts 29 July 2024 |
This course focuses on the fundamentals of academic writing starting from the preliminary stages of understanding the task, identifying target audience, style, grammar, summarizing, synthesis and structure to the different stages of planning and drafting an essay or a report. It also gives insight into the ethics of writing including referencing.
| Starts 29 July 2024 |
Started writing a story but stalled after chapter three? Not sure what your characters are doing? Stuck in the sagging middle with no idea how to finish? Or have you written a novel and now need to edit/revise? Join an award-winning fiction author as we explore various plotting tools to strengthen your writing, discuss and share information, and go from Chapter One to The End using a unique story plotting board. Bring your current work-in-progress and be prepared to write
| Starts 29 July 2024 |
If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a novel - or are trying to write one - then join an award-winning fiction author who will cover the creative stuff (plot, characters, conflict, story, dialogue) and the big-picture things (fiction genres, genre expectations, markets). There will be lots of opportunities to work on your own story. Learn the basic building blocks of crafting a novel and get valuable guidance from a multi-published author who’s been in the writing business for over 30 years.
| Starts 26 August 2024 |
Do you have the urge to write but not sure what? With the help of an award-winning author and through a series of writing exercises, we will explore various areas of creative writing from short stories, popular fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, poetry. We will focus on how to jump start your imagination, why not all ideas make for great stories, plus discuss plotting, characters and structure. As the title says, it’s a bootcamp, so come prepared to write every lesson!
| Starts 26 August 2024 |
Family history is more than just names and dates on a tree, it’s also about telling the stories. Even the most mundane details of your ancestors’ lives can be turned into an interesting narrative that you will want to share with your family and a wider audience. In this course, you will plan your project, find inspiration, discover how to use resources and timelines, and finally learn where and how to share your ancestors’ stories.
| Starts 29 July 2024 |
Family history is more than just names and dates on a tree, it’s also about telling the stories. Even the most mundane details of your ancestors’ lives can be turned into an interesting narrative that you will want to share with your family and a wider audience. In this course, you will plan your project, find inspiration, discover how to use resources and timelines, and finally learn where and how to share your ancestors’ stories.
| Starts 28 July 2024 |
The romance fiction market is the largest selling genre in the world. So how do you go about writing one? In this course you will not only learn the basics of subgenre, plot, characters and conflict: we will also discuss markets, publishers and agents, and the many ways you can publish your romance stories. We will also create a writing plan so you can finish that book.