Fancy Fiction: a Course on Fantasy Story Writing

06 May 2010
Fancy Fiction: a Course on Fantasy Story Writing
Kolkata, India

British Council is organising this 10 hour course with young adults with some prior knowledge of story writing. The course will include a complete session of writing a fantasy story and would take an intensive look at the methods involved in creating a believable fantasy story. The course will have a series of activities such as

* Thinking like a fantasy story writer and building a fantasy story
vocabulary
* Creating a suitable protagonist, his best friend, the villain and his
sidekick
* Creating a ‘realistic’ ‘imaginary’ setting
* Creating a plot outline
* Weaving all the above points together

Dates and timings: 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28 May 2010 from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. For further information , contact Karabi Basu at 40074333 or karabi.basu@in.britishcouncil.org
  • Vacancy: Project Editor, Pearson Education South Asia PTE Ltd
    Project Editor(Singapore)This is a unique opportunity to become part of Pearson Education, the world’s leading educational solutions provider. For more information,…
  • MFA in Creative Writing, City University of Hong Kong
    MFA in Creative Writing, City University of Hong KongWebsite: http://www.english.cityu.edu.hkEmail Address: mfawriting@cityu.edu.hkEditor/Consultant: Xu XiCountry:…
  • Writing Competition: Wonderful Sceneries in Cagayan Valley (P5,000 top prize | Philippines)
    Deadline: 15 October 2012Join the competition in best article writing on cvcom with the theme "Wonderful Sceneries in Cagayan Valley". Wherever you are in the…
Related Opportunities:
Ranked: 500 highest-paying publications for freelance writers
The Freelance 500 Report (2015 Edition, 138 pages) profiles the highest-paying markets, ranked to help you decide which publication to query first. The info and links in this report are current. Details here.