Are you a writer who also wants to teach the craft of writing?
Do you want to supplement your income, get away from your desk, challenge yourself, meet new people and have some fun along the way?
‘Start a Creative Writing Class’ is a practical guide for writers, teachers and would-be teachers. It focuses on the nuts and bolts of setting up a writing class for adults (ie: post 16 year olds), covering everything from finding a venue and arranging insurance, to marketing the class and giving feedback.
There’s also plenty of advice on dealing with students and ideas of what (and how) to teach. You should also find it useful if you work for a college or school as a creative writing teacher, or if you’d like to run workshops for writers’ groups or festivals, or even if you plan to start a writers' group.
Author Helen Yendall started teaching creative writing in 2009, when she acquired an adult evening class more by luck than judgement. Since then, she’s honed her skills, taught hundreds of classes and workshops and has set up and run her own writing class in the Cotswolds.
She has the PTTLS (City & Guilds) qualification to teach in the Lifelong Learning sector, a certificate in Creative Writing from Birmingham University and prior to becoming a writer and tutor, worked for many years in marketing.
Start a Creative Writing Class covers the follow topics (and much more!):
Why Teach Creative Writing? – the benefits for you and your students
Setting Up a Class – your USP, market research, pricing, promotion, finding a venue
Teaching Tips – qualifications & training, getting experience, what makes a good teacher?
Learning Styles – the different types of learners
The First Class – getting off to a great start
Running the Class – giving feedback, handling homework
Managing Students – troubleshooting, protecting your own writing time
What to Teach – tips and ideas for lesson content
Writing Prompts – 100 x 5 minute exercises
Ice Breakers – some warm-up ideas for the class
Do you want to supplement your income, get away from your desk, challenge yourself, meet new people and have some fun along the way?
‘Start a Creative Writing Class’ is a practical guide for writers, teachers and would-be teachers. It focuses on the nuts and bolts of setting up a writing class for adults (ie: post 16 year olds), covering everything from finding a venue and arranging insurance, to marketing the class and giving feedback.
There’s also plenty of advice on dealing with students and ideas of what (and how) to teach. You should also find it useful if you work for a college or school as a creative writing teacher, or if you’d like to run workshops for writers’ groups or festivals, or even if you plan to start a writers' group.
Author Helen Yendall started teaching creative writing in 2009, when she acquired an adult evening class more by luck than judgement. Since then, she’s honed her skills, taught hundreds of classes and workshops and has set up and run her own writing class in the Cotswolds.
She has the PTTLS (City & Guilds) qualification to teach in the Lifelong Learning sector, a certificate in Creative Writing from Birmingham University and prior to becoming a writer and tutor, worked for many years in marketing.
Start a Creative Writing Class covers the follow topics (and much more!):
Why Teach Creative Writing? – the benefits for you and your students
Setting Up a Class – your USP, market research, pricing, promotion, finding a venue
Teaching Tips – qualifications & training, getting experience, what makes a good teacher?
Learning Styles – the different types of learners
The First Class – getting off to a great start
Running the Class – giving feedback, handling homework
Managing Students – troubleshooting, protecting your own writing time
What to Teach – tips and ideas for lesson content
Writing Prompts – 100 x 5 minute exercises
Ice Breakers – some warm-up ideas for the class
