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Creative Writing – Entering Writing Competitions
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Creative Writing – Entering Writing Competitions

Tips and exercises from an entrant and insider (judge and co-organiser).
Created byMorgen Bailey
Last updated 9/2015
English

What you'll learn

  • Confidently apply the tips to their writing and be prepared to submit bodies of work.
  • Have created over a dozen new pieces.
  • Understand how competitions work.

Course content

3 sections • 16 lectures • 36m total length

  • Introduction4:37

    Introduction for a clearer understanding of the course content.

  • Rules1:58

    For a clearer understanding of competitions' rules.

  • The Judge2:03

    Considering who is judging the competitions.

  • Be prepared1:07

    How to prepare for competition submission.

  • What to write2:09

    Looking at themes, titles and what to avoid.

  • Make your writing ‘pop’0:59

    Polishing your writing before you submit.

  • An insider’s view3:33

    For a clearer understanding of competition from a judge's and organiser's view.

  • Money3:05

    An explanation as to why there are entry fees, and the benefits of writing competitions.

  • How are you getting on? (half-way)0:16

    Morgen checks in to see how you're getting on.

  • Where to submit0:50

    Highlighting opportunities for submission.

  • Don't write to shock

Requirements

  • There is no prior knowledge or preparation required in order to start this course. Pen and paper or a blank document is sufficient.

Description

These fourteen lectures highlight key aspects of entering writing competitions, and include a variety of insider tips followed by a dozen competition-related exercises.

The course is taught via video slides with clear audio narration from Morgen Bailey, a native English speaker who is not only a writer of novels, short stories and writing guides, but also a freelance editor, blogger, and creative writing tutor for a variety of clients. The terminology is simple, ideal for those for whom English is a second language.

Depending upon the student's timeframe, the course, without pausing the video, lasts just over half an hour. If completing one exercise per day, however, the course could last a couple of weeks.

No specific materials are required other than pen / pencil and paper or blank document. All slides and mentioned handouts are provided as downloadable documents.

If you have no prior creative writing knowledge, this course will provide a strong foundation on which to build a body of work. If you already have some knowledge, it will refresh those skills and improve your confidence going forward.

Accompanying 'writing tips' and 'editing your fiction' courses provide tips and exercises concentrating on sparking creativity and improving writing skills, aimed at writers of any age and experience.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is suitable for any writers regardless of their current level of knowledge.

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