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Start to Write – Melbourne

with Emily Bitto

Have you always wanted to write fiction? Everyone needs to start somewhere and Start to Write is the course designed to get you across the basics, as you begin to generate ideas and get the very first words of your concept down on the page.

In this one-day program held in the boardroom at Allen & Unwin’s Melbourne office, you’ll get the hands-on teaching you need to start writing fiction from award-winning novelist Emily Bitto. Working with Emily, alongside your fellow classmates, you will:

  • Engage in lots of practical exercises to get you writing
  • Learn empowering tools and techniques you can continue to apply on your own after the course
  • Understand some of the key fundamentals of writing fiction
  • Meet other aspiring writers starting out in a welcoming, supportive classroom.

This course is designed to help you foster ideas, play with structure and techniques, and get your words going – plus practical advice on ‘where to next’. Interactivity is encouraged throughout, and there will be space for questions and answers during each session.

Your course includes:

  • A complimentary copy of a recent A&U publication.
  • On Completion of the course, an alumni discount of 15% on future Faber Writing Academy courses, including Writing a Novel, and 20% books from the Allen & Unwin website.

 

Writers you'll be working with:

Emily Bitto

Emily Bitto

Emily Bitto is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Her debut novel, The Strays, was the winner of the Stella Prize in 2015. Her second novel, Wild Abandon, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2021. She has a Masters in Literary Studies and a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne and has…

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Course outline

Part 1: Getting Started

  • Ways of beginning, including:
    – Character
    – Visualisation and the Senses
    – Imitation and voice
    – Following the heat

Part 2: Form (Elements of Storytelling) 

  • Voice and perspective
  • Character and narrative arc
  • Scene and summary
  • Showing and telling

Part 3: After ‘Draft Zero’ 

  • Redrafting for economy, accuracy, and truth
  • Common mistakes and how to learn from them
  • What now?

This course is held in person at Allen & Unwin. This class is not recorded or available to attend online.

The exact course content could be adjusted according to the experience and concerns of the group. The detail of the course is at the discretion of the Course Director and Faber Writing Academy at Allen & Unwin.

Praise for this course

This is the first year Emily Bitto will be teaching Start to Write for Faber Writing Academy.

How to Book

If purchased before 24 December, you will be eligible for an early bird discount of $20. 

If you choose to pay by instalments, you may do so via Zip Money on a schedule that suits you. Use your Zip account or sign up at checkout. 

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Includes 10% tax

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