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The Art and Craft of Children's Fiction 2 (Online)
Course Times & Enrolment
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Course Summary
A course designed for writers who have already completed The Art and Craft of Children’s Fiction 1, and/or for people with some experience of writing for children. The course asks students to focus on a project – such as the first chapters of a novel for children, and in-depth feedback will form part of the work.
Course Details
Pre-requisites for enrolment
Students on this course should have completed The Art and Craft of Children’s Fiction 1 and/or some previous experience of writing for children.
Students will need to be able to confidently use videoconferencing software and be comfortable with using websites.
Special Information
In order to participate in this course, you will need access to a computer with a speaker, microphone and a good internet connection. An internet browser is required to access the online learning platform. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are the recommended browsers.
Content of Course
This course covers key aspects of children’s fiction with particular attention devoted to writing, editing and submitting for publication.
1. Writing craft – show and tell.
2. Writing craft – point of view. Whose story is it?
3. Writing craft – strong characters and strong motivation.
4. Writing craft – plot and levels of conflict.
5. Writing craft – action and dialogue.
6. Editing craft – the structural edit.
7. Editing craft – the line edit.
8. Editing craft – synopsis and blurb
9. Submitting craft – agents and publishers
10. Review of course and sharing the fruits of the term’s work.
Teaching method(s)
This course will be delivered via live online sessions.
Workshop based with some readings/lectures/sharing of writing.
Sources
Core Readings
Students should not purchase books until the course is confirmed to run, and their teacher instructs them to do so.
Recommended:
- Black A and C. 2011 .The Children’s Writers and Artists Yearbook. London: A&C Black
- Kinney, J,. 2015. ‘Old School,’ Diary of a Wimpy Kid. London: Puffin Books.
- Walliams, D. 2016. Awful Auntie. London: Harper Collins Publishers.
- White, E.B. 2014. Charlotte’s Web. London: Puffin Books.
- Dahl, R. 2013. Matilda. London: Puffin Books.
Web Sources
Queries
If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.
Student support
If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.