Creative Non-Fiction
Learn the techniques and strategies to develop a quality work of non-fiction
Last Updated
Aug 2021
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Who is this course for?
Complete beginners
Writers who want to delve into a new creative project
Busy writers looking for a flexible course
Overview
This creative non-fiction course will help you learn the techniques and strategies to develop a quality work of non-fiction. It provides an insight into the art of writing non-fiction – from life writing and creative non-fiction, to humour and popular reference via journalism and criticism.
The course will focus on how to apply techniques that cover research, interviewing, and create a structure within which to place your writing. There is an inspiring reading list which can provide fertile ground for ideas and examples of the techniques you will learn. Overall, this course will help you develop, test and really work your ideas, and show you how to hone in on your subject, write your manuscript and nail your pitch.
What You'll Learn
How to take the vital first steps in creative non-fiction
Effective communication - work out who you're writing for and how to pitch it to them
The art of storytelling in non-fiction
Techniques to produce really effective dialogue, gripping drama, and to harness your research
Sensory responses and new ways of being creative with non-fiction
The fine art of editing and redrafting, and get ideas about how best to pitch your work and put together a professional submission pack
Course Content
About the instructor
Sam Jordison
Sam Jordison is a publisher, author and journalist. He is the co-director of the award-winning Galley Beggar Press, publishers of Lucy Ellmann’s ‘Ducks, Newburyport’ and Alex Pheby’s ‘Mordew’. He has written more than a dozen non-fiction titles including the bestselling ‘Crap Towns’ series and ‘Enemies Of The People’, a commentary on the folks who brought us Brexit and Trump. He writes regularly about books for The Guardian, as well as numerous national and international newspapers.
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About the instructor
Sam Jordison
Sam Jordison is a publisher, author and journalist. He is the co-director of the award-winning Galley Beggar Press, publishers of Lucy Ellmann’s ‘Ducks, Newburyport’ and Alex Pheby’s ‘Mordew’. He has written more than a dozen non-fiction titles including the bestselling ‘Crap Towns’ series and ‘Enemies Of The People’, a commentary on the folks who brought us Brexit and Trump. He writes regularly about books for The Guardian, as well as numerous national and international newspapers.
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