Creative Writing & Publishing Short Courses

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Copy-Editing 1 (Micro-credential)

Get copy-editing skills that are highly valuable in print-based and digital workplaces. Study flexibly by allowing this course to fit around your other commitments.

  • Level 6
  • 10 weeks
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Grammar and Punctuation (Micro-credential)

Delve into the world of grammar and punctuation with this micro-credential. Expand your knowledge of how language is structured. Study flexibly by allowing this course to fit around your other commitments.

  • Level 5
  • 10 weeks
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Writing for Children (Micro-credential)

Have you always wanted to write for children? Teaching material from renowned children’s author, Joy Cowley, forms the core of this module, which guides you through the requirements of writing for young people and introduces you to the landscape of Aotearoa children’s authors. The course’s main focus is on writing chapter books and short stories for children, but you’ll also have the opportunity to explore myth, folktales and fairy stories, children’s non-fiction, and writing a picture book text.

  • Level 5
  • 8 weeks
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Writing Poetry (Micro-credential)

Are you interested in poetry? This course will take you through varied forms of writing poetry and introduce you to the Aotearoa poetry community. By the end of the course, you'll have explored different ways of seeing, created a portfolio of your own work, and gained a good understanding of what makes poetry work and how to critique it.

  • Level 5
  • 8 weeks, part-time
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Script Writing (Micro-credential)

Love films? If you want to write for the screen, this micro-credential is a great place to start. It provides an introduction to the craft of visual writing and the process of developing a screenplay. You’ll create your own script outline, and write a short film script – a good starting point into writing for the film industry

  • Level 5
  • 8 weeks
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Writing Short Fiction (Micro-credential)

Are you interested in writing original short stories? This course will take you through the many varied forms of applying techniques for writing original short stories and developing critiquing skills in this genre.

  • Level 5
  • 8 weeks, part-time

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