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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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A: 6 hours, $199 per guest
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Learn how to craft short true stories at this creative writing workshop in Sydney.
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6 hours
5 to 12 guests
$199
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What you'll do
This short story writing class is great for beginners! Your instructor will teach you valuable skills to craft your memories into a short and true story. This fun class will allow you to embrace moments from your life and consider themes such as your family, your relationship, or greatest passions.At the end of the one-day writing course, you will know how to start writing short creative nonfiction based on your own life.You will begin with looking at short creative nonfiction by significant authors including Tim Winton, Helen Garner and David Sedaris, and discussing the range of themes that emerge from their works. You will then move into brainstorming your own work and exploring techniques and styles that characterise engaging works of creative nonfiction.After attending the writing course you will have:
- Gained greater knowledge of creative nonfiction works
- Learned how to look at everyday life as an opportunity for stories
- An understanding of the techniques and styles that make engaging writing
- Learned how to start writing your own creative nonfiction based on your own life
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What you'll get
The emphasis of this workshop is to help people start writing, to find the stories from your individual experiences. While there is practical writing time included, the course is not intended to be a technical writing workshop, so detailed critique of your writing style is not included.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
Please bring a pen and notebook.
Location
Sydney Community College - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle NSW
If driving, there is no entry into Gordon Street from Victoria Road. Last block on your right before Victoria Road. Pedestrian access is opposite Prince Street.
Your teacher
Elizabeth Gascoigne Rosa
5.0 (2)
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Gascoigne Rosa is a Sydney writer. She has a BA and LLB from the University of Sydney.
Her novel, Legally Blind, a comedy, was released in 2009 and she has recently completed her novel, The Cellist, about an ambitious young musician who deceives his lover as to his true identity. Elizabeth is a former tutor at the Sydney Story Factory and was a judge of the Sydney Writers' Room Short Story Competition 2017. Elizabeth is also a Nationally Accredited Mediator in the area of workplace conflict. She lives in Sydney near the sea and blogs at Mindful Musings.
Your host
Sydney Community College is a social enterprise with a mission to offer innovative continuing adult education programmes that support individual efforts and facilitate sustainable social change.Our mission is to enrich lives, to strengthen adult individuals and to build communities through innovative high quality continuing education and training.
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