Creative Writing - Fact or Fiction - Intermediate
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Creative Writing - Fact or Fiction - Intermediate
Elise Valmorbida
You've taken an introductory course. You developed an addiction. You can't live without your writing group. They're alert to your fictional virtues and narrative vices. And they're your best critics. The intermediate course offers you the chance to deepen the experience - with specific assignments, longer projects or personal work in progress. You choose. Please note that this course is only offered to those who have successfully completed an introductory writing course, either at Central Saint Martins or elsewhere.
Elise Valmorbida is a graduate in English literature, an experienced teacher and commercial copywriter. Her published works include non-fiction -The Book of Happy Endings (2007) - and three novels - Matilde Waltzing (1997), The TV President (2008) and The Winding Stick (2009). Many of her short stories have been published internationally. She is the script consultant and producer of award-winning Britfilm SAXON (released 2009). Elise is on the Board of writers' organisation 26 and is External Examiner for the MA in Professional Writing at University College, Falmouth. She is a member of English PEN and The Society of Authors. Find out more at www.word-design.co.uk/books
Alternative Dates and Times
Many of our courses are repeated throughout the year. If the above dates is not suitable for you,
or there are no dates showing for this session, then please choose an alternative session.
If you have time, in preparation of the first class please complete the following:
- 1) Describe a disease with loving lyricism (500 words of well crafted prose)
- 2) Describe a flower with violent fear and loathing (another 500 words)
Consider mood, subtext, momentum, implicit 'backstory'... Who is the narrator? Whose perspective is conveyed? - Please bring your writing to the first class. Your pieces should be clearly written or typed - someone else will read them out. Also, please think seriously about any aspects of writing which you would like to cover this term. We can discuss these on the first night, and build them into the course.