Writing A Novel Course

Responding to popular demand, Faber Academy's six-month Writing a Novel course is now available as an intensive. Taught by award-winning novelists Kathryn Heyman & James Bradley this course is a unique opportunity to experience the same content of our flagship course condensed into three long weekends in Sydney, starting October 2013.

Running over three long weekends in October, December and February 2014, with Skype meetings in between, students will have the opportunity to be part of the publishing and literary community, with minimum disruption to their often busy lives.

The aim of Writing A Novel (Intensive) is simple - to provide the tools and support needed to write the first draft of a novel in a flexible alternative to a creative writing MA. Sessions involve a combination of writing exercises, readings and discussions that are designed to develop novel writing skills from the first conception of an idea through to the final edit. Looking at narrative structure, voice, the development of character, the skill of rewriting and the fear of the blank page, the course will be both inspirational and highly practical.

Course dates:  11 – 14 October 2013, 6 – 9 December 2013 and 14 – 17 February 2014