Michael King Writer's Centre, Devonport
enquiries@thecreativehub.net.nz
http://www.thecreativehub.net.nz/
Phone 09 379 2669

Take your writing to another level with this course for writers who have completed a novel or short story manuscript. Full-length works of fiction usually take several years to complete, and this course is designed to assist writers who want to take the first draft of a manuscript or work-in-progress to a higher level.

We offer a creative, collegial environment in which to hone and develop your writing. In workshops and tutorials you will be encouraged to develop your distinctive writing voice, extend your characters and explore story structure. Weekly three-hour sessions are chaired by author and facilitator John Cranna. Each week you will circulate a significant quantity of your work-in-progress for in-depth discussion. The Creative Hub encourages a supportive and inspiring group dynamic in which writers can share their work and gain insights into the craft of fiction. Analysis of student work will make reference to point of view, tone, characterisation, dialogue, theme, scene structure, macro structure, and specific problems which arise in each manuscript in development.

In addition, a number of leading writers will hold workshops during the course. Authors and publishers who ran workshops and presentations on the 2011 Advanced Fiction Course included Roger Hall, Tessa Duder, Paula Morris, Sarah Laing, Maggie Tarver, Graham Reid, Judith White, book publicist Lorraine Steele and Geoff Walker - for 25 years Penguin Books' fiction publisher.

You will be encouraged to write a literary journal, and combine this with an extensive reading programme of contemporary literature. Additional elements of the course include voice coaching for public reading; the opportunity to record work in a professional recording studio and read on radio; and publication on a fiction showcase website.

You might already have completed a fiction writing course, a mentoring programme, or have some publication record already – such as short stories in print or broadcast on radio. A maximum of twelve students will be accepted on the course.