Creative writing: an introduction to writing for children offered by Cambridge University
- Public University
1 Campus- Estd. 1209
Creative writing: an introduction to writing for children at Cambridge University Overview
Duration | 7 weeks |
Total fee | ₹31,700 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Course Level | UG Certificate |
Creative writing: an introduction to writing for children at Cambridge University Highlights
- Earn a certificate of completion from Cambridge University
Creative writing: an introduction to writing for children at Cambridge University Course details
- For adult learners who want to advance their personal or professional development
- Understand what a story is, and how it works
- Appreciate why different stories and styles suit different stages of childhood and book format
- Make an informed attempt at writing for children of different ages
- Understand what is involved in getting a story published
- This course introduces stories for babies, for early readers, for middle grade and young adults, and challenges participants to have a go at them all, to discuss and share and develop their own ideas
- This course will consider children of different ages and stages, and the books suited to them
- An understanding of story will be developed, considering character, plot and writing voice appropriate to the young audience and readership
- Information will be given in targeting different potential publication openings
Creative writing: an introduction to writing for children at Cambridge University Curriculum
What's the story?
To explore what a story is and how to shape one. By studying this week the students should have an understanding of the necessary structure of story
Character and plot
An understanding of how character powers plot
The tools with which to create character through words
The experience of writing a story opening that establishes character and sets a plot in motion
Voice
An understanding of different writing styles, and the effect those different styles can create
Experience in trying some of those different styles
Experience in assessing those styles, when written by others
Words in partnership with illustration and design
An appreciation of how words and pictures can work together to communicate story in picture book form
An experience of writing with illustration in mind
Aiming for publication
An understanding of the markets for children's books
An understanding of the different requirements from publishers aiming different formats of books for different ages of children and different markets
Knowledge about how best to approach publication
Creative writing: an introduction to writing for children at Cambridge University Entry Requirements
- Prerequisite: Participants should have near-native command of the English language in order to get the maximum benefit from the course
- Yes
- The University of Cambridge gives conditional offers to UG and PG students
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