Storytelling Course

Program Overview

This Fact-Based Storytelling Short Course enhances storytelling skills for non-fiction writing genres like memoir, biography, travel, and food writing. It emphasizes accuracy, honesty, and truth in narrative development, providing support and feedback for participants' writing projects. The course runs monthly on Saturdays for five sessions, covering topics such as gathering material, creating characters, and structuring longform work.

Program Outline

Fact-Based Storytelling Short Course - Detailed Extraction

Degree Overview:

• The program explores narrative techniques in non-fiction writing.
• It aims to enhance storytelling skills for memoir, biography, travel, and food writing.
• The course emphasizes accuracy, honesty, and truth in narrative development.
• It provides support and individual feedback for participants' writing projects.

Outline:

• Modules: The course covers narrative non-fiction with a focus on different genres.
• Structure:
• It is a monthly Saturday course with 5 sessions.
• The course runs from 3-5pm on Saturdays.
• The next course will begin on May 25, 2024 with subsequent Saturdays June 8th, 22nd, July 6th, and 20th, 2024.
• Key topics include:
• Methods for gathering material in multiple non-fiction genres
• Creating characters
• Building a sense of time and place
• Structuring longform work
• Developing writing practice and a unique writer's voice

Assessment:

• The course focuses on discussions and exercises.
• Students share their work for feedback from the group and tutor.
• Students who attend at least 70% of the sessions receive a certificate upon completion.

Teaching:

• The teaching style involves discussions and group interaction.
• The course is delivered by a professional writer.

Careers:

• This course is designed for those wishing to improve their non-fiction writing skills and develop longer narrative projects.

Other:

• This course will be delivered online.
• The participants have the option to collaborate and share their work for peer review.
• Admissions: Information about admissions requirements or the application process for the course is not provided.

• Fees: Information regarding the course fees is not provided in the text.

Please note:

The information provided is based on the text presented and is subject to change. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, please refer to the official course webpage at City, University of London.