Literature and writing - Part-time courses for adults - Worthing
Literature and writing - courses at Northbrook MET
Whether you want to become a professional writer, or take up writing for pleasure, if you enjoy writing and would like to develop and explore your creativity in this area, our creative writing courses provide a friendly and nurturing environment in which you can bring your skills to the next level.
Available courses
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Creative WritingWant to write more, improve your technique, or just want to get started? Then this workshop-based course aims to move your writing forward. Through group and individual work, we will explore various forms of creative writing.
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Creative Writing - From Flash Fiction to Novels: the Rules of WritingWhile each genre and writing form has its own conventions, there are rules you need to know in order to write successfully. For students of all abilities.
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Creative Writing - It's Only Words: how to write with clarity and style
Write with more confidence in your ability to choose the correct word. Gain a greater awareness of sound symbolism, and how to effectively use techniques such as alliteration in your writing. For students of all abilities.
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Creative Writing | Don't Lose The Plot: Understanding Structure & Pacing Your Writing
For students of all abilities. Students will study plot structure, learn how to pace writing and reach a conclusion effectively. The course covers fiction and non-fiction prose as well as poetry.
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Creative Writing | 1 day summer writing surgery
Bring along your work in progress and share it with other students for either general encouragement, or specific advice. For students of all abilities.
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Creative Writing | How Much Is Too Much
Students will learn each of the elements necessary for successful description such as scene setting and depicting characters, imagery and idioms, and their use in modern writing.
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Creative Writing | Inspired by Favourite Writings
Learn how contemporary writers and poets tackle issues such as viewpoint, scene setting and dialogue to make your own writing memorable and readable. For students of all abilities.
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Poetry WorkshopFor students of all abilities. You can opt to bring your poetry along for feedback, though it isn't a course requirement. We will also be working on a number of poetry writing exercises and exploring a variety of poems by contemporary poets.
Related News & Events
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Open events
End of Year Show | Adult & Community Learning | 6/7 June
Come along to our Adult & Community Learning end of year show at Northbrook MET and be inspired by the fantastic work our students produce throughout the year.
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Open events
Enrolment evening for leisure and hobby courses | Tuesday 14 May 2019
An opportunity to meet our tutors and find out more about the courses run at our Northbrook MET campuses in Worthing. You will also be able to enrol onto your chosen course in person with our Admissions team.