Course: Write What You Know

• The course costs €250. Wordcraft Collective members enjoy a 10% discount (read more about membership).
• You can register for the course by filling in the registration form.

Whether you’re a famous politician, a stay at home parent or a busy administrator, you have a story worth telling. 'Write What You Know' is a journey towards understanding the power of words and using them to translate personal experience into something both you and other people can learn and grow from.

Dates: Saturdays 10/5, 17/5, 24/5, 14/6, and 21/6
Venue: Pianofabriek
This 5-part course covers topics including:

• Using life experiences in your writing
• Creating vivid imagery
• Using memories to structure narrative
• Turning the everyday into the memorable
• Elements of strong prose such as sensory writing, dialogue, characterisation etc...

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to craft engaging narratives capable of transporting your readers to another time, place, or situation using the power of what you observe every day.

Hosted by Colette Victor. Colette is an award-winning author whose works include Head Over Heart (Chicken House, 2013) and What to do with Lobsters in a place like Klippiesfontein (Cargo Publishing, 2015). In 2018, Colette won the BBC World Service & British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition for her radio play, By God’s Mercy. She was an Imison Award 2020 shortlistee for best original script by a writer new to radio for the same play. She earned her MA degree in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2019. She’s an experienced writer of many years and a trained creative writing teacher. Colette has extensive experience in coaching new writers, teaching workshops, organising writers’ retreats and giving constructive criticism.

No of participants: max 8
Note the course is intended for native or near native English speakers!