The Creative Hub: Write on the Waterfront

The 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, and offer a supportive environment for you to explore your creativity. 

New courses for 2012:
Introduction to Creative Writing, starts 30 April, 6pm to 8pm, 8 weeks
This course is intended to introduce you to some of the basic skills and techniques that can make writing so enjoyable. You might already keep a journal, or have written some poetry or short stories, but would like to find out about some of the tools professional writers use to make their work publishable. If so, then this is the course for you. Tutored by John Cranna.

Children's & Young Adult Fiction Writing Course, starts 26 April, 6pm to 8pm, 8 weeks
Writing for children is all about writing in a simple, fresh, vivid style. You will use techniques to feed your imagination, increase your creative powers and help you find original ideas for stories. Participants will be able to choose which topics they would most like to cover in-depth during the course. Taught by Janice Marriott, this course will offer insights, knowledge and opportunities for those who are absolute beginners to the pleasures of writing fiction, and also to those who have already written some stories, poems or even novels for children but have not managed to achieve publication.

Easter Fiction School Course, starts 7 April, 10am to 4pm, 3 days

Immerse yourself in this stimulating 3-day course of fiction writing, a repeat of our highly successful Summer Fiction School. You will learn how to transform your life stories into fiction, and hear about fiction techniques such as choosing the right point of view, when to use 'show not tell', writing great dialogue, and the magic of narrative voice. What is the Hero's Journey? How do you write engaging scenes? And what is the best way to end a story? We offer a fun and supportive group environment in which you can explore your writing ideas and create new stories. You may have written some stories or be writing a novel, or you might simply want to learn how to start. This is an inspiring introduction into the world of writing fiction, tutored by Creative Hub Director John Cranna.

Visit our website for more information www.thecreativehub.net.nz or email us at enquiries@thecreativehub.net.nz