Autistic Writers' Workshop Course

Program Overview

This program is designed for autistic writers, focusing on developing their writing skills and exploring career opportunities in the writing field. It offers tailored teaching methods, guidance on writing as a career, and opportunities for student writing submissions and feedback. By the end of the course, students will have enhanced writing abilities, networking techniques, and knowledge of the publishing industry and writing job market.

Program Outline

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods: The teaching methods are specifically tailored to the unique needs of autistic writers, exalting their unique spirit and encouraging their strengths as writers.
• Faculty: The instructor for this course is Clifford Brooks.
• Unique Approaches: The course focuses on providing guidance on how writing can be parlayed into various types of careers, while also offering instruction on networking and communication skills for writers.

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths: The course provides insight into possible career tracks for writers, including networking and communication skills for writers.
• Opportunities: The course provides opportunities for students to submit samples of their writing for workshops and instructor's notes.
• Outcomes: By the end of the course, students will learn networking techniques, up-to-date facts about the publishing world, jobs available across the landscape of writing, and will have heightened skills in the craft of writing.