Last year my Fictionbitch blog hosted a most lively Faber Academy discussion
about the value of creative writing and the teaching of it as a
subject. One point which is often raised about creative writing courses
is that they are available only to those who can afford to take time out
from work to attend, and, for those at a distance, the expense of travel and accommodation. Many will therefore find welcome the news I've just
received from Faber Academy's Ian Ellard of the launch of Faber Academy
Online, 'a brand-new web-based creative writing platform powered by
Moodle 2', creative writing courses in which 'chatrooms, topic forums
and specially commissioned video content from Faber editors will be
combined with one-to-one Skype feedback and podcasts to create a unique
learning experience.' The whole thing kicks off with a 28-week online
course in novel-writing, based on their existing face-to-face course,
beginning April 11th and taught by novelist Kris Kenway.
Application deadline midday 28th March. Details here.
Crossposted to Fictionbitch
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