Children and Young Adult Fiction - writing course
Leading children and young adult writer Tessa Duder offers the unique opportunity of a 10-week intensive course in writing for the young. The course covers everything from basic principles, to helping participants with work on a full-length novel, with the sessions covering short stories and picture books through to long fiction, plot, dialogue, the feedback process and more. Tessa will also cover the intricacies of the children’s publishing world – how to approach publishers, resources available for writers, manuscript assessment and more. Tutor Tessa Duder is one of New Zealand’s best-known writers for children and young adults, with numerous critically acclaimed books to her credit as well as many awards. She is an active participant in the New Zealand literary community, a former national President of the NZ Society of Authors and served on the Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand.
The Creative Hub is a writing centre on Princes Wharf, downtown Auckland. Courses feature workshops by Auckland's leading writers, including Tessa Duder, Roger Hall, Sarah Laing, Paula Morris, Graham Reid, Tina Shaw, Judith White, and John Cranna.
Other Creative Hub courses coming up include An Introduction to Creative Writing, The Art & Craft of Memoir, Advanced Fiction, Introduction to Screenwriting and much more. Please visit our website or email us for more information.
The Creative Hub rooms are situated in the stunning waterfront rooms at the Maritime Museum, Princes Wharf, Quay St, Auckland
Open to anyone interested in developing their creative writing skills.
+64 21 284 8729
www.thecreativehub.net.nz
enquiries@thecreativehub.net.nz
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The Creative HubThe Creative Hub provides a variety of writing courses, taught by some of New Zealand’s leading writers and teachers of writing. Located on Auckland's beautiful Princes Wharf, we offer a stunning location in which to have fun and learn new skills. We aspire to the highest standards of excellence, while preserving the sense of fun in exploring your own creativity. Our tutors and workshops leaders include well-known authors Tessa Duder, Paula Morris, Graham Reid, Yvonne Van Dongen, Roger Hall, Sarah Laing, John Cranna and former Penguin publisher Geoff Walker. The Creative Hub was founded in March 2010 and is New Zealand's first writing centre run entirely by professional authors and editors.
