Qualification - Certificate in Creative Writing

Course CodeVWR004
Fee CodeCT
Duration (approx)600 hours
QualificationCertificate

Become a Creative Writer

LEARN  and EARN with CREATIVE WRITING

Nurture your Creativity, and Become a Successful Writer

To be successful as a creative writer, you need to develop not only writing skills; but also a technique and an ability to distill your ideas, focus on a project and follow that project trough to it's conclusion. Creative writing is stimulating, but also challenging, and not always completely what the student expects it to be. Then again... if it was what you expect; you would already know what this course sets out to teach you, and you would already probably be a successful writer.

If you want to be a successful, creative writer; and have the commitment to follow that dream; this course could be the path you have been looking for.


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Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the Qualification - Certificate in Creative Writing.
 Childrens Writing BWR104
 Creative Writing BWR103
 Dramatic Writing BWR110
 Editing I BWR106
 Poetry BWR109
 Writing Fiction BWR105
 
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 2 of the following 3 modules.
 Innovation Management BBS209
 Publishing II (Publishing Fiction) BWR202
 Copywriting BWR310
 

Note that each module in the Qualification - Certificate in Creative Writing is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.



Why Study This Course? 

Being able to write well and creatively is a valued skill in more jobs than what you might imagine.

Creative and effective writing is sought after in marketing anything. Creatively written education materials are valued in education. Creative writing makes web sites work better.

Many who do this course may aspire to write a novel or produce and publish short stories. Some will. Others may struggle.

There are however many other opportunities; and good writers are unlikely to ever be out of work.

This course can help you to become a better writer, then discover and exploit any latent potential you might have.

Write for work! Write professionally! Write for Fun! 

No matter why you want to write, studying creative writing will improve your writing abilities and skills. 

You can enrol on the course now, but if you have any questions about the content of the course or studying with ACS, then please get in touch with us today - use our FREE COURSE COUNSELLING SERVICE to get in touch with our expert tutors. They will be pleased to help you!

 


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Meet some Of our academics

John Mason

John Mason is one of Australia's most prolific writers. He saw his first work published when at secondary school, where he worked on the school magazine. In 1973 he was writing a weekly column for his local newspaper and by 1975 he was a regular contributor to Australia's national magazine "Your Garden". John was engaged by Victoria's Dept of Youth, Sport and Recreation to write a book on Fun and Fitness Trails in 1978. In 1981 he saw two more books published (one in America, another in Australia), and commenced writing regularly for the Self Sufficiency Magazine, Grass Roots. John is a long term member of the Australian Society of Authors, the Garden Media Guild (UK) and the Horticultural Media Association (Australia). He has written or contributed to over 100 books, many published by international publishers and published more than 2,000 articles across a range of genres (Gardening, Education, Business, Farming, Fitness). In addition, John has contributed to and overseen the development of more than 600 distance education courses which encompass around 20 million words. He has been an avid photographer for 40 years, building a collection of over 100,000 images, which are used to illustrate his work. His marine animal photos are even used by Legoland in England, on their Atlantis ride! Writer, Manager, Teacher and Businessman with over 40 years interenational experience covering Education, Publishing, Leisure Management, Education, and Horticulture. He has extensive experience both as a public servant, and as a small business owner. John is a well respected member of many professional associations, and author of over seventy books and of over two thousand magazine articles.


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