What you'll learn
Improve your work skills by learning how to write a short story through our writing short courses online and in Sydney.
What do Helen Garner, Tim Winton, and David Sedaris have in common? They have all written about small snippets from their life and turned their everyday stories into art.
Join us for a one day workshop to learn how to embrace moments from life and spin them into a short story. You’ll consider themes such as your family, your most surprising day, your greatest life passion and your relationship with nature (for example, the sea). You will learn how to embrace your narrative voice and craft your memories into an engaging piece of creative nonfiction.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this short story writing course, you will have enhanced your career prospects by:
- Gained a greater knowledge of the variety of works of creative nonfiction
- Learned how to identify opportunities for stories in everyday life
- An understanding of the narrative voice that makes an engaging work of creative nonfiction
Course content
What will be covered in this creative writing course?
We will look at short creative nonfiction stories by significant authors including Helen Garner, Tim Winton and David Sedaris. In particular, Helen Garner’s True Stories, Tim Winton’s Island Home and David Sedaris’ Naked. we will also:
- Workshop the range of themes that emerge from a consideration of those works
- Explore how to look at everyday life as an opportunity for stories
- Look at the narrative voice that makes an engaging work of creative nonfiction
- Practise writing a short piece to share with the group (optional)
The emphasis of this workshop is to help people start writing, to find the stories from your individual experiences. While there is practical writing time included, the course is not intended to be a technical writing workshop, so detailed critique of your writing style is not included.
Intended audience
Who is this short story writing course for?
This course is designed for students looking to upskill, including beginners and those with some creative writing experience.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd in the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)
Course materials
What to bring to class
- Download the notes from the link in your confirmation email
- A pen and notebook, or a device for writing in class
Course testimonials
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Mary said: Elizabeth was encouraging, gave examples of her writing and imparted a sense of writing freedom. I loved working with other students, listening to their writing and wish we had formed a group that would continue meeting to write and read to each other.
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Felicity said: Good informative day. I enjoyed the recommended readings and the course content and course participation.
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Sonia said: 5 stars!
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Heather said: Course and tutor very welcoming, engaging and encouraging. Presented info, examples and exercises with support to brainstorm ideas and write a short piece... Highly recommended.
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Angeline said: The chance to have a go and write something. Sharing my story with the rest of the class and hearing their stories. The amazing quality of everyone's writing. Hearing our tutor reading from successful authors to help us come up with themes.
Course tutors
Elizabeth Gascoigne Rosa
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