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    Put pen to page or take to the stage with our short courses in Sydney!

    Ever wanted to write a novel but can’t establish a compelling story arc? Perhaps you make your friends laugh but are afraid to take it to an open mic? Designed to instruct, support and inspire any beginner writer or performer, you can channel your inner comic, poet or actor in one of our creative writing and performance courses.

    Learn online via Zoom, at our campus in Rozelle or at our partner studio in Darlinghurst.

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    Learn how to write a memoir with our writing short courses in Sydney! Put simply, life experience, combined with a desire to write, qualifies you to tell your own story. Our experiences shape us and inform our world view, and nobody navigates life without struggle. Our personal circumstances, our observations of the world, and our personalities make us all unique individuals, and therefore the narratives of our lives are just as unique. We will read, discuss and be inspired by...

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    Creative Writing Course: Memoir & Life Writing

    <p>Learn how to write a memoir with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2024-08-03 Sat 3 Aug 2024 2024-08-03
    1 session, 6 hours total
    9am - 3pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Keith Whelan
    $249 Limited inc GST / $199.20 / $211.70 / $224.10
    Enrol in 3 creative writing courses and get 15% off!

    Improve your work skills by learning how to craft and deliver your story through our acting & communication courses online & in Sydney. Everybody has a story to tell. Stories captivate, entertain and motivate people. Being able to confidently tell your story at a gathering, a job interview, business event or on stage is a powerful rewarding skill. The art of performance storytelling has surged in popularity recently with live shows including The Moth, Bespoken Word and Storyclub...

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    Storytelling Course: Write & Tell Stories With Impact

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning how to craft and deliver your story through our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/acting">acting</a> &amp; <a href=

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    2024-08-27 Tue 27 Aug 2024 - 2024-10-08 Tue 8 Oct 2024
    7 sessions, 17.5 hours total
    6pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00) (first session)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    John Knowles
    $429 Limited GST free / $343.20 / $364.70 / $386.10

    Learn to write your thoughts through journals and letters with our writing short courses in Sydney! Writing down our thoughts and feelings can be liberating, can help us build a greater understanding of ourselves and move past any challenges we face. It can also help develop a more positive mindset and explore any dreams and plans we have for the future.  In this creative writing course, we will explore a number of writing forms that help capture our thoughts and feelings, such as...

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    Creative Writing Course: Journal & Letter Writing

    <p>Learn to write your thoughts through journals and letters with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short courses</a> in Sydney!</p>

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    2024-09-14 Sat 14 Sep 2024 2024-09-14
    1 session, 6 hours total
    10am - 4pm (UTC+10:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Elizabeth Gascoigne Rosa
    $230 Limited inc GST / $184 / $195.50 / $207
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    Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel with our comprehensive writing short courses online and in Sydney! There are many different approaches to plotting a novel, some writers find success by broad stroke planning with flexibility and revisions and others benefit from intricate planning before a word is written. Regardless of your chosen strategy, the end goal is always the same: to produce an organized manuscript with a logical beginning, middle,...

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    Creative Writing Course: Novel Planning

    <p>Improve your work skills by learning the techniques of writing a novel with our comprehensive <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short

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    2024-10-21 Mon 21 Oct 2024 - 2024-11-11 Mon 11 Nov 2024
    4 sessions, 10 hours total
    6:30pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00)
    Online via Zoom
    Shannon Curtis
    $270 Limited GST free / $216 / $229.50 / $243
    Enrol in 3 creative writing courses and get 15% off!

    Learn the art of creative writing with our writing short courses online, and in Sydney! A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features fantasy or magical elements, such as talking animals, enchanted objects, and supernatural beings. Fairy tales often have a moral or lesson and are passed down through oral tradition. They can be set in the real world or in a fantasy world, and they often involve a quest or journey. This workshop is designed to teach participants about...

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    Creative Writing Course: Fairy Tales & Lore

    <p>Learn the art of creative writing with our <a href="https://www.sydneycommunitycollege.edu.au/courses/writing-performance/writing">writing short courses</a> online, and in Sydney!</p>

    <p>A fairy

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    2024-11-09 Sat 9 Nov 2024 - 2024-11-23 Sat 23 Nov 2024
    3 sessions, 12 hours total
    10am - 2pm (UTC+11:00)
    2A Gordon St, Rozelle
    Gabiann Marin
    $279 Limited inc GST / $223.20 / $237.20 / $251.10
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    Learn how to write creative children's books with our creative writing short courses in Sydney! The idea of writing stories for young children may seem very simple, however there is great skill involved in bringing memorable characters and colourful worlds to life. The best children's books inspire our imaginations and stay with us for life - this creative writing course will teach you the techniques to turn your own story ideas into fully-fledged storybook texts for children. ...

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    Learn how to perform a scene with our acting short courses in Sydney! Sydney Community College is proud to present this acting course in partnership with Darlo Drama. Develop your acting skills, learn to connect with fellow actors on stage, and build your confidence! This acting course is designed to broaden your understanding of naturalistic acting and drama techniques to create convincing characters through performance. The first few weeks of the course will explore acting...

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    Improve your work skills by learning how to write a short story through our writing short courses online and in Sydney. What do Helen Garner, Tim Winton, and David Sedaris have in common? They have all written about small snippets from their life and turned their everyday stories into art. Join us for a one day workshop to learn how to embrace moments from life and spin them into a short story. You’ll consider themes such as your family, your most surprising day, your greatest life...

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    Learn how to read and write poetry with our writing courses in Sydney! From the outcries of praise and lament in the Bible to the musical expressions of delight and despair in the songs of Taylor Swift, lyric poetry been helping humanity turn emotional outbursts into art for centuries. In this course, we’ll look at poems that use the lyric ‘I’ to make public declarations of love, sadness, anger, joy, bewilderment, and more – while analysing how poetic modalities can amplify...

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    Learning the art of creative writing through our writing short courses in Sydney! Do you want to try creative writing but you aren't sure where to start? You can learn the fundamentals of creative writing in this practical course for beginners. With this creative writing course, you will develop an understanding of plot, structure, and character, familiarising yourself with different styles of creative writing while learning to create your own. Designed to instruct, support, and...

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