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NZSA Writer Toolkit – The NZSA Writer Toolkit is our professional development offering, with multiple modules released. Our Writer Toolkit is an online learning platform that offers writers a wide range of low-cost or free modules on writing and the writing life by our leading authors and industry professionals. All sessions comprise of static content you can work through alone, or with your writing group or regional hub meeting. Each module contains notes, exercises, and suggestions for further reading on the topics. New Writer Toolkits are produced each year. Some modules are free to all, and members receive a free Writer Toolkit voucher with annual membership renewals.

NZSA Web Workshops –  – a series of webinars to enable ongoing professional development. Online Two-hour interactive masterclasses. See the link for the latest workshops on offer. they fwriters and industry professionals offering virtual workshops on topics such as self-publishing, romance writing, poetry, structure, short stories, pitching, contract advice, dystopian writing and the business of writing. All NZSA Webworkshops are hosted on Zoom.

NZSA Roadshows – Regional Roadshows brings professional development to the regions. Each one-day conference offers local writers access to professional development, masterclasses, workshops and panel discussions taught by experienced writers from across Aotearoa. These events are organised in partnership with local NZSA branches to build collegiality, connection and new opportunities for professional development in local settings. The events are lively, inclusive, stimulating, and practical and offer something for writers across the spectrum. Sessions cover craft, publishing, marketing, and much more!

NZSA annual Mentorship and Assessment Programmes – Each year Creative NZ supports NZSA to run four mentorship and assessment programmes: The NZSA Mentor Programme , Complete MS Assessment programme, the NZSA Youth Mentorship programme and Startwrite quick assessment programme.

Te Papa Tupu – Māori Literature Trust   – Te Papa Tupu is a highly contested writers incubator designed specifically for emerging Māori writers. Every two years, six writers are given the opportunity to be mentored by acclaimed authors and editors. Throughout the course of the programme, writers work with their mentors to develop their manuscripts for publication.

IPED – The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) is the professional association for Australian and New Zealand editors. It exists to advance the profession of editing and to support and promote Australian and New Zealand editors.

Massey University – this university offers diverse 1-2 semester courses in writing which can be taken individually, or as part of a degree. Subjects include journalism, poetry, travel, creative and media script writing. Following this, the Masters in Creative Writing is available online with tutorage from established authors. It allows writers to focus on their own work, while improving their craft skills.

NZ Writers’ College   – offers a variety of online writing courses with one-on-one tutoring from established writers. Courses cover journalism, creative writing, business and specialist areas such as editing and blogs.

NorthTec – offers three diploma levels online. Level 5 covers every genre of fiction or non-fiction writing you can think of, including writing for children in both Te Reo Maori and English, and also an editing paper for writers. Level 6 takes the student’s choice of genre to the next level, be it poetry, short stories, romance writing, science fiction, fantasy, women’s fiction, non-fiction, literary fiction, memoir or scripts, and includes business skills, epublishing and professional editing. Level 7 allows students to focus on their own work, improving their craft skills with mentorship from established authors. Previous students have completed graphic novels, novels, memoirs, family histories, Maori legends, historical fiction, short stories, travel pieces, and an interactive game.

The Creative Hub – Taught by some of New Zealand’s leading writers, most of the courses are venue only, but the two-month Introduction to Creative Writing has an online option.

The School for Young Writers  – offers a wide range of correspondence courses and mentor programmes for writers 8-19 yrs.

Waiariki Institute of Technology – offers a range of courses from one semester to one year including business, Maori, scriptwriting, travel and a diverse selection of fiction options. There are also courses covering marketing, publishing and writing for the web.

Whitireia – offers courses in creative writing, journalism, publishing, and editing from diploma to bachelor level. Some can be completed part time. In 2023 they have added Micro-credentials in editing.

Write   – Short, introductory level courses in grammar and general clarity for business situations

NorthTec – offers three diploma levels online. Level 5 covers every genre of fiction or non-fiction writing you can think of, including writing for children in both Te Reo Maori and English, and also an editing paper for writers. Level 6 takes the student’s choice of genre to the next level, be it poetry, short stories, romance writing, science fiction, fantasy, women’s fiction, non-fiction, literary fiction, memoir or scripts, and includes business skills, epublishing and professional editing. Level 7 allows students to focus on their own work, improving their craft skill with mentorship from established authors. Previous students have completed graphic novels, novels, memoirs, family histories, Maori legends, historical fiction, short stories, travel pieces and an interactive game.

AUT – Auckland University of Technology – provides a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing which explores a variety of genres, and also a Masters in either Creative Writing or Screenwriting. Tutors and mentors include James George and Siobhan Harvey.

Massey University – this university offers diverse 1-2 semester courses in writing which can be taken individually, or as part of a degree. Subjects include journalism, poetry, travel, creative and media script writing. The courses vary from campus to campus, but are all available online. This includes the Master in Creative Writing, which allows writers to focus on their own work, blending literature studies and craft skills with tutorage from established authors.

The Creative Hub  – offers a range of writing related courses, from half day through to a thirty week course involving master classes from established writers. Courses include creative writing, self-publishing and fiction/memoirs.

University of Auckland  – offers a range of English, drama, screen and creative writing courses. The Masters of Creative Writing, taught by Paula Morris, runs for a full university year during which writers work intensively on their own project. Limited to twelve participants, the MCW includes craft skills and exercises, weekly critique workshops, masterclasses with visiting established writers (previously including Eleanor Catton and Ben Okri), and seminars with representatives from the writing industry.

University of Waikato  – has a range of writing major papers which include academic and creative writing with additional screen, media and theatre studies also available.

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)  – offers a range of writing papers at degree and postgraduate level. Level 6 and 7 papers can be taken as part of a Communications degree, or as a separate Certificate of Proficiency. These include: Creative Writing Workshop, Writing Project (both taught in evening), Screenwriting, Advanced Screenwriting, Feature Writing and Professional and Technical Communication (online). Wintec also offers the Level 5 National Diploma in Journalism, a Graduate Diploma in Communication (with a major in Professional Writing), and post-graduate Honours and Masters qualifications with an emphasis on research and generation of a major piece of work. Post-graduate publications have included edited creative anthologies, plays, memoir and family histories.

Central Districts

Massey University – this university offers diverse 1-2 semester courses in writing which can be taken individually, or as part of a degree. Subjects include journalism, poetry, travel, creative and media script writing. The courses vary from campus to campus, but are all available online. This includes the Master in Creative Writing, which allows writers to focus on their own specific project, whilst blending literature studies and craft skills with tutorage from established authors.

Western Institute of Technology  – is situated in Taranaki and offers a National Diploma in Journalism.

Victoria University Wellington – this university has an established creative writing programme (Institute of Modern Letters) with a diverse selection of writing courses, from undergraduate level to PhD. Courses include poetry, short fiction, writing for children and Iowa workshops in poetry and prose. Tutors include Emily Perkins, Hinemoana Baker, David Armstrong and Ashleigh Young, among others.

Whitireia Community Polytechnic   – has a range of full and part time courses in creative writing, also English skills and its National Diploma in Journalism. Writing for radio is included the Radio Journalism diploma. Write  – has a variety of one-off writing workshops designed to help with writing for business, blogs and websites.

The School for Young Writers  – offers a wide range of courses and programmes for writers 8-19 yrs. The school holds weekend, after school, and in school classes.

University of Canterbury  – in addition to a range of courses in journalism, and a selection of creative writing papers (not available every year), this university has the Master in Fine Arts – Creative Writing. Here, writers undertake a single larger project as well as a substantial essay and oral exam.

Hagley Writers’ Institute  – based in Christchurch, this offers a part-time year-long course for writers, working in both prose and poetry, with a portfolio submitted at the end of the year. Working in groups of ten, the classes meet on Saturdays for support, advice and critiquing with their tutor.

The Poetry Class – regular and bespoke short poetry classes in Christchurch and greater Canterbury, taught by Joanna Preston.

Otago/Southland

Otago University – A number of semester-long classes at undergraduate level are offered in Creative Writing.

Creative Writing Dunedin  – a range of courses taught in small classes in Dunedin, from one-day Saturday courses to 8 to 10 week courses in Memoir, Fiction, Poetry and completing a Manuscript.

The Wanaka Autumn Art School – a 5-day annual writing course for beginner to more advanced fiction writers, currently tutored by Jillian Sullivan.

Online Courses (Australia)

OpenColleges – Providing specialised writing, editing and media-related training to aspiring authors, editors and journalists for more than a quarter of a century, the Australian College of Journalism can deliver the expert tuition required to polish your skills and acquire the commercial savvy you need to succeed.

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Introduction to Creative Writing – Online

Complete at your own pace! You are guided through the modules of the course by your own personal, one-on-one tutor, an internationally published author. 

The course is intended to introduce you to the skills and techniques that make story-telling so enjoyable. You might already keep a journal, or have written some poetry or short stories, but would like to discover the tools professional writers use to make their work publishable. 

These modules show you how to mine your own life and imagination for compelling stories; how to understand a powerful story-telling template called the Hero’s Journey that stretches back thousands of years; how to create powerful scenes, with a beginning, middle and end; how to knit these scenes together into a riveting story; how to show rather than tell; how to write sizzling dialogue and how to write with an ear for the musical and rhythmic qualities of language.

You will learn the five common traps that beginner writers fall into. At the end of the course you will have a finely crafted story of your own choosing.

As you complete each module, you will receive personal feedback on your work and will begin to discover your own authentic voice.

Thirty Creative Hub graduates have published novels or been successful in national writing awards in the last three years. See our Reviews and Successes page. Some of our graduates are now publishing in New York and London.

Graduates of the Introductory course receive a 10% discount on our 30 Week Fiction / Memoir Course, taught by some of NZ’s leading authors. This longer course can be done either in the classroom, or also online.

Your personal tutor: David Howard is an internationally published author who has received many awards, and held writer residencies in a variety of countries around the world.

ONLINE course: $496 incl GST (pay now, or pay later)

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These are Some of Our Student Successes...

Eileen merriman.

By 2023, our Thirty Week Fiction Course graduate Eileen had published thirteen novels with Penguin Random House. Eileen’s novel ‘Pieces of You’ was published in 2017. This is the compelling story of a young woman who is uprooted from her home city and whose life begins to disintegrate. ‘Catch Me When You Fall’, was published in 2018, and tells the story of a girl who has leukemia, and her relationship with a boy suffering bi-polar disorder. Her third novel ‘Invisibly Breathing’ was published in 2019. Eileen works as a doctor. She has won prizes in UK and NZ short story awards, including the national Sunday Star-Times Award four years in a row.

Ann Glamuzina

Ann’s elegiac novel ‘Rich Man Road’ reached No 1 on the Booksellers NZ fiction sales list. The novel is published by Eunoia Books, a publishing house made up of former students of Hub Director John Cranna. Ann says of her novel: ‘My extended family lives in Croatia and I have grown up with the rich stories and legends of the Dalmatian coast. During WWII, my relatives escaped the German occupation, spending time as refugees in the British run camps in El Shatt, Egypt.’ The novel follows the journey of one of these relatives who migrated to New Zealand. Ann’s novel received a glowing review from Rae McGregor on National Radio, which helped catapult it to No 1 position.

Gina’s first collection of short stories, ‘Black Ice Matter’ was published by Huia Books and her novel ‘Na Viro’ was published in 2022. Gina is a graduate of our Thirty Week Fiction Course and is a family lawyer of Fijian and British ancestry. In these stories, a woman is caught between traditional Fijian ways and the brutality of the military dictatorship; a glaciology researcher falls into a crevasse and confronts the unexpected; two women lose children in freak shooting accidents. Gina has won prizes in several national writing awards and has been published in several Pacifica and other literary journals.

Greg Hall’s novel was profiled on Radio NZ and Television New Zealand to coincide with Anzac Day. It is a harrowing but uplifting story of three young men whose lives are overtaken by the First World War. It culminates at the battle of Passchendaele in which more than 800 young New Zealanders lost their lives. Greg is a Director of the Passchendaele Society, and a former senior banking executive.

Heidi North-Bailey

Graduate Heidi’s book of poetry ‘Possibility of Flight’ has been described as ‘a thoughtful and intimate collection that ends unexpectedly with fireworks’. She was short-listed for the 2023 $10,000 Gifkins Award for her latest novel. She won the Shanghai Writers Scholarship to write in China. She was also awarded the Hachette / NZ Society of Authors Trans-Tasman mentorship, to work with a senior editor at Hachette Australia on the manuscript of her latest book. Her work has appeared in New Zealand and international journals. Heidi lives in Auckland, and when not being kept busy with her three-year-old, squirrels away time to write.

Fiona Sussman

Fiona’s latest novel, ‘The Doctor’s Wife’, was published internationally in 2023. She won the Dame Ngaio Marsh award for the best crime novel of 2017, and the Sunday Star Times short story award in 2018, when John Cranna’s graduates took 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in NZ’s best-known short story award. Her first novel ‘Shifting Colours’ based on her experience of apartheid in South Africa, is published by Penguin in New York, and Alison and Busby in London. Her second novel, ‘The Last Time We Spoke’ plumbs the dark reaches of urban NZ. Fiona has worked as a general practitioner and graduated from the fore-runner to our Thirty Week Fiction course, taught by Hub director John Cranna. www.fionasussman.co.nz

Rosetta Allan

“Rosetta Allan’s debut novel ‘Purgatory’ (Penguin) is one of those books that draws you into its exquisitely crafted, atmospheric and entirely believable world within the first couple of pages. The time is 1865, the place is Otahuhu, New Zealand – back then just a small outpost designed to create a boundary between the slowly expanding settler’s Auckland, and the edge of the Waikato, still protected by King Country Maori.” NZ Booklovers. Rosetta’s second novel, ‘Unreliable People’ was published in 2019 and her third novel ‘Crazy Love’ in 2021, both by Penguin Random House. Rosetta is a graduate of our Thirty Week Fiction Course and a Hub tutor.

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Our team of course presenters comprises experienced authors and editors, who share our commitment to fostering creativity and inspiring writers. Handpicked for their expertise and teaching skills, they are dedicated to providing engaging, informative, and practical courses to help you develop your writing craft.

Online Courses and Community

At Creative Writing NZ, we pride ourselves on providing diverse and comprehensive online courses tailored to meet the needs of writers across all skill levels, genres, and aspirations. Our carefully curated selection of courses spans fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and more, ensuring a perfect fit for every creative mind.

Resources for Writers: Empowering Your Creative Journey

At Creative Writing NZ, we recognise the value of offering a variety of resources to support our writers in their creative journey. We aim to help you develop your writing skills, stay motivated, and confidently navigate the literary world.

Inspiring Blog

Our website features an engaging and regularly updated blog curated to enlighten and inspire our writing community. It’s packed with writing tips to sharpen your skills and provide unique insights to motivate you in your writing endeavours. Our goal is to provide you with a wealth of knowledge and inspiration at your fingertips.

Exciting Writing Competitions

To further fuel your creativity and celebrate your talent, we host a range of writing competitions throughout the year. These contests are designed to challenge you, push your boundaries, and offer a platform to showcase your work. With varied themes and genres, our competitions cater to a wide array of writing interests, enabling you to take on new challenges and gain recognition for your efforts.

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If you’d like to get in touch with us or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We will respond as quickly as possible, and you can find our contact information below:

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Why study Creative Writing?

Creative Writing studies will not only build your confidence and improve your story-telling, but will teach you to write interesting and attention-grabbing copy. You will develop a strength in imaginative writing and creative non-fiction, and will learn to write effectively across a range of genres.

Learn to structure your writing clearly, articulate concepts, read and interpret imaginative and other types of writing, and develop an understanding of reader expectations.

Our English Programme is the proud home of  Mayhem , an online literary journal showcasing the creative writing of students, staff and alumni of the University of Waikato.

Complementary subjects of Creative Writing include Creative Practices ,  English ,  History ,  Screen and Media Studies ,  Theatre Studies  and  Writing Studies .

School of Arts

Study creative writing in these qualifications.

• Bachelor of Arts

Subject Requirements

Creative Writing is available as a minor.

To complete a minor in Creative Writing students must complete at least 60 points in papers listed for the minor, including WRITE203 and WRITE300.

For more information about subject requirements please refer to the  catalogue of papers for the most up to date information.

If you have any questions and need more advice contact one of our friendly student advisors phone: 0800 800 145  or  +64 7 838 4080 or email:  [email protected]

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Creative Writing

You can take undergraduate courses in creative writing or enrol in the Master of Creative Writing programme.

Subject overview

You can take undergraduate courses in creative writing as part of English , or you can complete your large-scale creative writing project in our Master of Creative Writing programme.

In addition to their classes, our creative writing students enjoy numerous opportunities to engage with Auckland’s vibrant cultural scene, working at the Auckland Writers Festival and on projects for the New Zealand Society of Authors and New Zealand Book Council.

Undergraduate creative writing was first taught at the University of Auckland by C.K. Stead in the 1980s, and our Master of Creative Writing programme was set up in the 1990s by Albert Wendt and Witi Ihimaera.

Where can Creative Writing take you?

A background in Creative Writing can open up opportunities in a broad range of careers, including copywriting, journalism, marketing and public relations, and many more.

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Script Writing (Micro-credential)

Love films? If you want to write for the screen, this micro-credential is a great place to start. It provides an introduction to the craft of visual writing and the process of developing a screenplay. You'll create your own script outline, and write a short film script – a good starting point into writing for the film industry.

Writing for Children (Micro-credential)

Have you always wanted to write for children? Teaching material from renowned children's author, Joy Cowley, forms the core of this module, which guides you through the requirements of writing for young people and introduces you to the landscape of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s children’s authors. The course’s main focus is on writing chapter books and short stories for children, but you will also have the opportunity to explore myth, folktales and fairy stories, children’s non-fiction, and writing a picture book text.

Writing Poetry (Micro-credential)

Are you interested in poetry? This course will take you through varied forms of writing poetry and introduce you to the Aotearoa/New Zealand poetry community. By the end of the course, you'll have explored different ways of seeing, created a portfolio of your own work, and gained a good understanding of what makes poetry work and how to critique it.

• 8 weeks, part-time

Writing Short Fiction (Micro-credential)

Are you interested in writing original short stories? This course will take you through the many varied forms of applying techniques for writing original short stories and developing critiquing skills in this genre.

Graduate Diploma in Publishing (Applied)

Learn the publishing process by working on real books with real publishing clients. Work as a publishing team as you gain skills in editing, project management, typesetting and publicity for print and digital media. Benefit from regular industry speakers and complete two work placements in publishing companies.

New Zealand Diploma in Writing for Creative Industries

Learn the craft of writing through exercises, workshops, course reading, regular feedback, but most of all through writing itself. Develop skills in genres including short fiction, non-fiction, scriptwriting and poetry. This online programme offers flexibility through eight-week block courses, which means you can study around other commitments.

• 1 year, full-time, part-time (study options)

Grammar and Punctuation (Micro-credential)

Delve into the world of grammar and punctuation with this micro-credential. Expand your knowledge of how language is structured. Study flexibly by allowing this course to fit around your other commitments.

Copy-Editing 1 (Micro-credential)

Get copy-editing skills that are highly valuable in print-based and digital workplaces. Study flexibly by allowing this course to fit around your other commitments.

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Use the knowledge and skills you already have to fast-track your qualification with minimum cost. Workplace-learning, volunteering, professional development, other provider qualifications and online courses or units can be recognised as prior learning and put towards your future diploma or degree.

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The highly regarded Whitireia Publishing Programme is New Zealand’s top training course for publishing. It teaches the whole publishing process, from manuscript to bookstore. Developed and run in partnership with publishers, the course is modelled on an apprenticeship. At its heart are practical experience, mentoring and industry contacts.

Our graduates populate the book trade and publishing sector in New Zealand. They have roles in all the major trade publishing houses as publishers, marketing managers, content developers, book editors, publicists and much more. They work for educators, promoters, policymakers and arts organisations. Many run their own businesses.

Perhaps above all, the publishing programme becomes a touchstone for graduates, a challenging and rewarding year during which they make friends for life.

Celebrating 30 years of Publishing

To celebrate 30 years of Publishing education at Whitireia, tutors Odessa Owens and Theresa Crewdson called for contributions from the industry for a one-of-a-kind release: Everything I Know About Books: An insider look at publishing in Aotearoa . 75 writers, many of whom are graduates, contributed to the publication, sharing their wisdom, their tips and typos, and their successes, ambitions and predictions. The book is available to purchase from bookstores across the country, and from the Whitireia and WelTec website from Tuesday 12 October. There are also public author events being held across the motu.

Hear from our graduates and industry publishers

Student projects, the heart of the publishing programme is the apprenticeship experience..

Students on the Diploma in Publishing (Applied) are mentored through a range of publications while they study, putting together books and digital publications with industry partners.

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Scholarships and Support

The publishing programme is involved in various initiatives that support students to undertake the course and help them continue to develop their skills after graduation.

Whitireia and WelTec (Te Pūkenga) launch first micro-credentials for the publishing industry

Pacific educator and author Lisa Fuemana-Foa'i awarded 2022 Māori and Pacific Publishing Scholarship

Whitireia student wins inaugural Māori and Pacific scholarship from publisher Penguin Random House NZ

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November 2023: Launches and panels and parties, oh my!

July 2023: Everything We Know...

November 2022 : Titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamua | Look back and reflect so you can move forward

August 2022 : Fab jobs, fan moments and fantastic grads

May 2022 : Book yarns and publishing qualms

November 2021 : Parties, publications and pukapuka reviews

August 2021 : Oh, the publishing houses you’ll go (to)

May 2021 : Meet the new faces of publishing

December 2020 : Celebrating te ao pukapuka

September 2020 : Back in class – Good Books and bad landlords…

June 2020 : Studying publishing in the time of Covid-19

November 2019 : The style issue – partying in style and some serious stylish books

August 2019 : Students in the wild and stories from the wild in NZBC lecture

May 2019 : Presidential Q&A, students and a stormtrooper

Meet the Publishing team

Odessa Owens

Senior Tutor

Theresa Crewdson

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All staff of the publishing programme come directly from industry, where they honed their skills and knowledge. Most are still working for publishers alongside their teaching.

The programme also draws on the expertise of numerous specialist tutors and industry speakers. Many publishing professionals take classes through the year – whether to teach a core part of the curriculum or take a specialist lesson or simply as a visiting speaker.

Publishing Advisory Committee

The publishing programme operates under the guidance of an advisory committee, made up of representatives from industry, the community and the polytechnic, including a student representative.

The committee ensures that the programme is teaching the skills and knowledge that employers see as useful and relevant to the needs of their businesses.

Current members

Alex Collins , Chief Executive,  Lift Education

Sarah Rennie , Marketing Manager, Gecko Press

Chris Murray , Head of Content Management,  LexisNexis NZ Limited

Craig Gamble , Publishing Manager, Te Herenga Waka University Press

Melanie Laville-Moore , Managing Director, Allen & Unwin New Zealand

Pania Tahau-Hodges , Publishing Manager,  Huia Publishers

Chris Tse , Editor and Communications Advisor,  Office of the Auditor-General  (and winner of the Best First Book Award for Poetry at the 2016  Ockham New Zealand Book Awards )

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This course is a fast, effective way to gain the skills required to write any form of fiction, a rigorous creative writing course for both beginners and seasoned writers.

The Basics of Creative Writing Course provides breakthrough writing techniques required for fiction. Practise your skills in 40 writing assignments, with feedback on each from an award-winning writer.

Whether you want to sell the stories that you produce, enter writing competitions, or simply write for the pleasure of it, this course is a powerful way to achieve your writing goals.

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Your writing is assessed continuously as your course progresses.

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Jump-start your fiction writing project.

Developed and refined over many years, this course offers a unique opportunity to benefit from years of writing experience in just four months.

You will work with an award-winning author for the duration of the five-module course. It is this one-to-one, professional feedback and mentoring that brings about the most noticeable improvements to your writing.

Work through your 200-page course manual and complete 40 writing assignments, with feedback on each writing exercise.

Don’t waste time making the same mistakes and doubting your writing ability. Let your expert tutor guide you through the potential pitfalls of fiction writing and show you how to bring your writing to life.

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• Excellent grammar knowledge is essential.
• Computer skills, e-mail and Internet access required.
• No previous tertiary qualification required.

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Helen brain.

I’ve been writing for 25 years, and teaching creative writing for 11. I’ve seen over a thousand students graduate from my courses, and have an exceptionally high completion rate.

I’m very interested in the craft of writing and believe that this is something that can be learned and practised so that the story that appears on the page correlates more closely with the story in your head.    

I love teaching one-on-one, and supporting my students as they stretch themselves creatively and technically.

Achievements:

• Over 60 books published for children, young adults, 1997 – 2019
• Here be Lions , a memoir, published 2006
• Fiery Spiral trilogy acquired by US publisher Catalyst Press 2018
• Ibby South Africa Honours list multiple years
• ATKV Award for her teen novel  Tamara
• Three of her books have been selected for the SACBF Honours List

Nerine Dorman

Nerine Dorman is an author and editor of science fiction and fantasy currently. Her novel Sing down the Stars won Gold for the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature in 2019 and The Percy Fitzpatrick Award for Children’s and Youth Literature in 2021. Her YA fantasy novella, Dragon Forged , was a finalist in the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature in 2017.

Her short story On the Other Side of the Sea (Omenana, 2017) was shortlisted for a 2018 Nommo award. Her novella The Firebird won a Nommo for ‘Best Novella’ in 2019. Her short fiction published in numerous anthologies. In addition, she is a founding member of the SFF authors’ co-operative Skolion.

Course Curriculum

Components of Fiction

• 20 practical lessons on the basics of creative writing
• Learn the components of fiction – description, action and dialogue
• Task: Complete and submit 20 short exercises on these components

Learn How to Write Scenes

• Learn how to write balanced scenes using description, action and dialogue
• Learn from the experts, analysing scenes from the world’s best fiction writers
• Discover how to build up a scene step by step
• Task: Analyse scenes from established writers, focusing on description, action, dialogue, mood and pace

Write Your Own Scenes

• How to begin writing
• How to edit and rewrite
• Task: Write a 1200-word scene from a prompt; submit a synopsis, backstory, setting and scene plan

The Writing Life

• Where to next with your writing?
• A few necessities for writing well
• Commit to writing
• How to improve your drafts
• Task: Edit and rewrite your scene; submit the second draft of your scene

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• Task: Submit the third and final draft of your scene

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The course consists of five modules. Detailed course notes covering the content of each module are emailed to you. At the end of each module, you will be required to complete writing exercises. In total, the course includes 40 short writing assignments, all of which count towards your final result. Once the writing assignment has been completed and emailed to your tutor, an assessment and feedback will be sent to you and the module will be considered complete. You will then download the next module from the Student Centre.

Absolutely. You have direct communication with your tutor for the duration of the course. The more questions you ask, the more you will get out of the course.

You will get lifetime access to the course. You will also benefit from future updates and improvements to the course.

For the majority of our courses, only your tutor will see your work. It will remain completely private unless you get it published. The journalism courses might see your work published in the public domain, but you do have the final say as to whether or not this happens.

Students will receive a Writers College Certificate upon successful completion of the course, provided they meet the following conditions:

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• The course must be completed within four months of registration
• Students are expected to attain a minimum average of 50% for the course
• Basic writing skills are essential.
• Computer skills as well as email and Internet access are required.
• No previous tertiary qualification is required.

Because you will work with an individual tutor, you can start your course as soon as your application has been approved. There are no specific start dates as would be the case with a traditional college.

An application is usually approved within one working day. Once we receive proof of payment, your can start your course.

You could be starting your course today!

There is no research required for this course, just planning and writing. The speed at which you work is entirely up to you. You have four months to complete the course (and an extra 21 days if your course runs over the Christmas and New Year break).

You are welcome to finish the course sooner if you want to, but we wouldn’t want you to rush the process too much!

Once your application has been approved, you will receive notification of approval and an invoice via email. As soon as we receive proof of payment, the first module as well as your tutor’s email address and your login details will be sent to you. Your tutor will also be in touch to welcome you.

Any work created on our courses is owned by you. We will never make a claim to anything you produce. We follow the rule that copyright subsists with the creator (you).

'I truly discovered my passion for creative writing. Nerine was open and engaging from the onset ... She was firm and fair and gave sound advice and guidance. She helped me discover my creative voice after nearly a decade of working in news.'

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Top 3 In-Demand Creative Writing Courses in New Zealand

There are an endless number of thoughts pondering at once in a human mind, the creative cells are always blossoming with high energy. and if you are that one person who picks a pen & a diary to pen it down, creative writing courses in new zealand are the epitome of knowledge for you. pen and paper have been a part of everyone’s stationery and only a few creative minds have used them to their full potential. writing, to some, might come as a job, but creative writing always begins with an instinct, an intuition to pen down crazy ideas in one’s mindset. mastering the art of creative writing is something that will be unfolded in this article for you. dig in to learn about the creative writing courses in new zealand..

There is so much that goes into the learnings and lessons of any type of course, but before hopping to that, let’s learn what is creative writing and how it is useful to enhance your skills.

What is Creative Writing?

To bring out the best in anything, such as a thing as basic as a potato, you describe it as a brown-skinned underground grown vegetable found majorly in India. Giving your creative touch to the subject of the writing is creative writing.  As the meaning in the dictionary says, creative writing is an original idea of the expression of the subject in hand.

Every individual writer can have their ideology behind creative writing as the human mind can produce numerous stories around a single object. This is why creative writing courses in New Zealand are a broad topic to acknowledge. For example, i f there is a glass of water filled to its half capacity, one might think that half glass is filled, and the other might look at it from a different perspective.

Or when there is a black & white checked dress on a mannequin. person A can perceive the domination of the color black, person B can observe the white color. None of them is wrong as the dress is equally colored. Perception and portrayal of it play a major role in creative writing; this is how two articles written on the same subject can be different. There are millions of takeaways from a single story, bringing out the best is the essence of creative writing.

Elements of Creative Writing

Creative writing can come naturally to some and that is the most beautiful way to bring out the original and creative voice of a brain. If a writer keeps these elements in mind and follows the same flow, the content gets a structure that makes the presentation decent and not clumsy. 

To write a story, a writer needs an object to move, that object is the character of the story. This object may or may not be a human but the premise of the story is built, moved around, and concluded with a character. It is necessary to make this character’s identity easily understandable to the reader as they should connect with it. 

Consider this as the barren plot on which a building is constructed. If a builder wants to construct a building, he would need cement, rocks, sands and so much more. Similarly, you have a blank page in front of you, build a story that has everything from the basics (the storyline) to the advanced (twists and turns) but everything should connect with the storyline you have created. If the plot fails to deliver the message, the content goes haywire. 

With creative writing, the writer has no constraints, it can move the character from one universe to another. This change of geographical location or connecting the plot to a historical era in a few instances is a basic setting. Settings are often used by writers to explain their point better about the place and introduce them to a world that is unfamiliar to them. Utopia, historical palaces, mythical places, and parallel universe are a few settings that are used by writers.

The style that you carry in every article is the style that makes an impression. A writer has a style of writing, any writer on the planet has a way of writing which can not be plagiarised even after multiple attempts. If you as a creative writer are unfamiliar with your style, read a few articles written by you, and you’ll get it.

There is always a tone, a way of writing that belongs to the writer and it is the intellectual property that you might be unaware to even own. S ome of the writers give special regard to their readers before they leave, a few of them have a style of amalgamating humor into serious scenes, and some might just have a style of flourishing their words with intelligence. An original style is necessary to leave your impression on every article.

The theme of the set of words a writer is going to write is a pre-decided thought and keeping that in mind the plot, settings, styles, and other elements of creative writing are incorporated into the article.  A theme is a deliberate work that is pre-decided and the plots, settings, characters, etc move in a direction with the theme.

For example, if an article is a love-themed article, then even after the characters of the story reach a point of hatred, it could deliver a bigger message that it led to this the love for betterment, love for family, etc. The theme is misinterpreted as the moral of the story but the climax of the story concludes the theme that was followed in the entire course of it.

When two characters of the story begin to have a conversation and the writer writes it in a dialogue format, is also an element of creative writing, and for this one author might need to enroll in creative writing courses in New Zealand as this element is a bit riskier to follow. The exchange of words from one character to another also helps to build the character’s personality and how the writer would want the reader to perceive it.

Dialogues make the job easier for the writer but only if it is followed properly. These were a few elements of creative writing that if incorporated into the writing format can add a feather to the writers’ cap. To learn them in detail and how to sharpen the edges of the creative skills let’s move to the next section.

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Creative Writing Courses in New Zealand

Creative writing can come naturally to writers and it is the portrayal of the creative minds on work, but if a writer wants to ace up the game and enter into this industry, it is highly advised to enroll in a professional course first which can brush up the skills quite beautifully. The Creative courses in New Zealand can not only help you with structuring the content but also marketing it so one could get the desired results.

1. IIM SKILLS

IIM SKILLS is an online platform with 15000+ students under their guidance and five-star ratings from them. They claim to serve with a world-class education that is not restricted by any geographical location. Found and based in India, IIM SKILLS has proven to be the most efficient and true to their word platform in terms of providing high-class education.

Their niche is skills development courses which escalate the talents of the individuals and helps to reach heights with their skills mentorship. With lifetime access to reading and practical material, they are labeled as one of the best online platforms to provide education with real-time guidance.

Students of IIM SKILLS have always reviewed them with bright words as their services are often considered top-notch in the country and beyond. IIM SKILLS has outshined its institute with creative writing courses in New Zealand. Let us have a look at how was this possible.

• IIM SKILLS has been at the top position in the online education system.
• With expert mentors who are on the ground practicing and flourishing their careers and giving real insights into the industry.
• Lectures that are not only informative but also interactive.
• Students are considered to be the priority.
• Lifetime Access to the academic material but also anytime guidance from mentors.
• Certifications by IIM SKILLS and authorities in power.
• Placement opportunities and internship programs pave the way for the career to follow.

Creative Writing Courses in New Zealand With IIM SKILLS Will Include the Following Curriculum:

• A four-week live lectures content writing course which also includes SEO, Keyword research, and more.
• A three-month internship program that is guaranteed but optional to the candidate
• Free tools and plugins for sites, opportunities for freelancers, and placement opportunities to follow.
• IIM SKILLS Certificate, Hubspot content marketing certification based in the USA, and test of legal English center at Cambridge based in the UK. 
• Opportunity to set up your content writing agency, publish an e-book, blog posts with news channels, and more.

IIM SKILLS is known to be budget-friendly and the creative writing courses in New Zealand with IIM SKILLS is priced at 299.23 New Zealand dollars.

IIM SKILLS CONTENT WRITING COURSE MODULES & CONTENT

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2. NZ Writers College

In the course of the journey of NZ writers college, which began back in 2005 with only 2 mentors and local students, they now top the list of creative writing courses in New Zealand with virtual education. Their prime focus is on three countries namely, the UK, South Africa, and New Zealand.

From two mentors, the number of mentors has increased to 22 international mentors, which has increased the number of students incredibly. If you want to get your books published, set up a content writing agency, get freelance opportunities or write for magazines and newspapers, they are the helpers at work with esteemed professional writers guiding you in the course.

They are Known to Best Provide Services to:

• Someone looking for brushing up on creative writing skills
• The specific field of writing
• Someone who wants to work on their punctuality with work
• Getting back on track
• Marketing the content writing services

Types of Creative Writing Courses in New Zealand Available with them are:

• Basics of Creative Writing
• Advanced course
• Short story writing
• Flash Fictions
• How to write a Novel
• Poetry writing courses
• Video Game writing course
• Course on writing books for children

There are special courses available for a niche that the candidate would want to master and published writers who were once their students are an example of their exceptional services.

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3. Victoria University of Wellington

Give words to your voice and escalate your skills with a one-year full-time master’s program which can help the writer bring out the creative side of the writing. At Victoria University of Wellington, there are frequent workshops conducted by mentors from the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML).

The university is the oldest and the most prestigious in New Zealand with 125 years of history aligned with it.  Creative writing courses in New Zealand with Victoria University of Wellington is one university to look forward to with all practicing writers as tutors, with strong careers as examples to follow.

The set of programs and Ph.D. courses in creative writing can amplify the writing game for authors and have proved to do so in the past, with alumni being published authors today, the university proudly keeps the position one for the course.

 With the Creative Courses in New Zealand One can have the Following Takeaways:

• Certain Scholarships and Prizes are available depending on the level of student
• Wellington Doctoral scholarship available for candidates looking for a PhD
• The campus is home to many content writers
• The full-time and offline course
• Opportunity to be a part of launch events, poetry nights, and plays at BATS
• References available for placements
• Placement opportunities, Connect with publishers, etc.

Types of Courses Available at the University:

• Undergraduate courses
• Master of Arts in Creative writing
• Ph.D. in creative writing

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Frequently Asked Questions- FAQs

 q1: what are the best creative writing courses in new zealand.

With an ample number of courses available in hand for creative writing, only a few can be of help to you. The search has to be short-listed based on the requirement of the candidate. For example, online or offline courses, placement requirements, internship programs, undergraduate or advanced, and much more. To name a few, IIM Skills, Udemy, Nz writers college, and Victoria University of Wellington are the ones that make it to the top of the list.

Q2: What are the elements of Creative writing?

Unlike many other types of writing formats, creative writing is something that doesn’t follow a format but is entirely dependent on the creative mind of the writer and thus, there are a few elements to incorporate into the writing to give the article a structure and something that connects the beginning to the end, leaves the reader with a takeaway. Character, plot, settings, themes, point of view, dialogue, and style are a few of the elements of content writing.

Q3: What are the career options available with creative writing?

Once the writer gets the piece of the art structured after getting professional guidance and the creative side has been brightened, the creative content writer can get into many specific fields of creative writing, for example, Script writing, poetry, fiction writers, screenwriters, lyricists, bloggers, writers with originality and entrepreneurs. 

Q4: What are the types of creative writings?

Similar to the limitless energy of creativity, creative writing can start anywhere and the end is far from imagination. Creativity lies in the minds of the author and it is his way of creative writing that has the beauty of merging earth into a parallel universe. If you are looking for an endpoint for creative writing, it is where the imagination of the mind stops and that is nowhere to be found at least at the time when we speak. Creative writings have many genres to them and the most common ones are, poetry, fiction writing, Memoir/ autobiography, Flash Fiction, screenplay, Drama, Novels, etc. 

Q5: What are creative writing techniques?

Creative writing techniques are unique to the author and entirely the choice of the writer. The techniques that can be followed are consideration of the audience (considering the mindset of the audience), Choice of the genre (horror, comedy, romantic, etc), Metaphors (personifying things, usage of the figure of speech), Point of view (it depends of the writer from whose lens he wants the reader to look at the situation), Rhymes, etc.

Conclusion:

Creative writing is the most beautiful aspect of writing if you have the mind space to reach the sky while typing on your screens, it is something that makes your mind go on a ride and eventually bring the best out of the world. If that author resides in you, give the creative writing courses in New Zealand a shot. 

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