Starting at 12.30pm, full details are below:
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New Writing North Academy
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Free YA Fiction Workshop:
How to hook your readers
with the first line
Join us for a free
online writing workshop led by Young Adult author Lee Weatherly on 27 March at 12:30pm.
Dive into the world of young adult fiction as we explore the art of
crafting captivating opening lines.
It's the
perfect opportunity to get a taste of what our Write a Young Adult Novel
course is like before you commit to booking, and to discuss your
questions with course tutor and acclaimed YA writer Lee Weatherly.
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About the course:
Find a fresher, more relatable teenage voice, and new
ways of coming at the big issues in Young Adult writing with hands-on
support from a world-leading YA writer. This 18-week course, led by author
Lee Weatherly, will guide writers through the key techniques and skills YA
writers need to master to sustain reader interest and keep productive
through the long form of a novel.
Working in a small group of fellow writers, start by
honing your concept, thinking about age ranges and word counts for your
genre, and share your idea, protagonist and first pages with the group.
Then work on your voice, storyworld, dialogue, structure, pacing – and
general confidence as a YA writer – as you learn about how the industry
works. At the end of the course you’ll have a synopsis, first chapter and a
plan to keep up momentum and progress your novel.
The full course begins
on 29 April,
with a 60% discount
available for residents of Newcastle, Northumberland and
North Tyneside. Please note that bursary places are limited. Find out more
here.
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Work with industry
experts to master new skills and see how far your talent can take
you.
We’re excited to launch our programme of online
courses, New Writing
North Academy, created in partnership with
the Professional Writing Academy, the industry-leading online course
provider whose digital campus is the first platform specifically designed
for teaching writing.
On our courses you will explore the techniques used by leading contemporary
writers, learn to critique work-in-progress, develop your own voice and
hone your writing craft.
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Fully accessible virtual
platform
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Courses for all
abilities and levels of experience
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Small groups, let by
expert tutors
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Flexible learning, at a
time and pace that suits you
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Practical assignments,
one-to-one feedback and peer learning
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up to 75% off course prices
Thanks to funding from
North of Tyne Combined Authority, we have limited bursary places for
residents of Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
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