Writing Fiction
Learn about characterisation, setting, dramatic arcs and emotional arcs. You'll come away with a concrete understanding of what makes fiction work on the page.
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Mon 01 MaySix Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM No class King's Birthday 5 June At Selwyn College, Auckland. Ruby Porter
- $220.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Mon 01 May 19:00 - Mon 01 May 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Mon 08 May 19:00 - Mon 08 May 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Mon 15 May 19:00 - Mon 15 May 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Mon 22 May 19:00 - Mon 22 May 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Mon 29 May 19:00 - Mon 29 May 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Mon 12 Jun 19:00 - Mon 12 Jun 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland. -
Sat 26 Aug
- $220.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Sat 26 Aug 10:00 - Sat 26 Aug 16:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Sun 27 Aug 10:00 - Sun 27 Aug 16:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
This course will cover everything you never knew about point of view. It will teach you how to get deep inside your protagonist’s perspective, and give nuts and bolts advice about characterisation, setting, dramatic arcs and emotional arcs. It will teach you how to make your language more specific, and more vivid. The first half will entail craft lessons and associated writing exercises, while the second half will be run on a workshop model, giving you access to direct, constructive feedback on your own writing. Participants will come away with a concrete understanding of what makes fiction work on the page.
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in taking their writing to the next level.
What to bring?
Pen and paper or your device. For the weekend workshops, bring your lunch and waterbottle.
About your tutor, Ruby
Ruby Porter is a writer, artist and teacher. She tutors creative writing at the University of Auckland, and in high schools. Ruby was the winner of the Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Award in 2017, and the inaugural winner of the Michael Gifkins Prize in 2018, with her debut novel Attraction. Attraction was written during her Masters of Creative Writing at the University of Auckland, and published in 2019 by Melbourne-based Text Publishing. It is distributed throughout Australia, New Zealand and North America.
Opening Address Writer's Weekend 26 - 28 August 2023
You are invited to attend our opening address at 9am on Saturday 26 August 2023. Carole Beu from The Women's Bookshop will fire up the day with an early morning talk on her raves and faves. Have a cuppa, listen to Carole and meet others. Please register here so we know how many to expect.
