As the only Australian creative writing school inside a publishing house (Allen & Unwin, 12-time publisher of the year), Faber Writing Academy is in a unique position to encourage and foster emerging writing talent through their assorted courses. These short courses are not only intended to deliver an efficient but enlightening learning experience, but to help emerging writers build the networks they’ll need to see their dream project through to publication.
‘Faber courses tend to suit people who know that they want to write and often know what field they want to write in.’ said Kathryn Heyman, Fiction Courses Director at Faber. ‘Our courses aren’t about theory, but about practice, always taught by the best in the field.’
The courses are geared at the serious-minded aspiring writer: determined to learn about writing; wanting practical, condensed alternatives to a master’s degree in creative writing. Faber Writing Academy’s courses run in Sydney and Melbourne, from one day to three months long, covering fiction, non-fiction and memoir. The courses have a practical focus on producing work, and then displaying that work to its best advantage.
To find out more about the courses available via Faber Writing Academy, visit their website.
Up-coming courses:
Writing for Children evening course
with Kirsty Murray
2 March – 25 May, Melbourne
Writing Young Adult Fiction
with Jaclyn Moriarty
Saturday 21 May, Sydney
Fluency & Insight: reaping the rewards of writing
with Stephanie Dowrick
Saturday 11 June, Sydney
Writing a Novel – Second Draft
with Kathryn Heyman/James Bradley or Toni Jordan & Paddy O’Reilly
Tuesday 14 June, Sydney & Melbourne
Getting Published
with Sue Hines, Group Publishing Director Allen & Unwin & Murdoch Books
Saturday 16 July – Sydney
Saturday 23 July – Melbourne
