Writer to Writer
with Sharlene Teo
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Summary
Course code: ST3
30 mins to 1 hour mentoring session
For Intermediate to Advanced Writers
Limited sessions available
Selective entry – we’ll offer places to writers who show promise
Dates
Register above and we will email you with available dates from 28 June to 14 August 2022
By appointment only
Venue
In-person (NTU) or Online (Zoom)
Overview and Learning Outcomes
During a Writer to Writer session (30 mins to 1 hour) with the Visiting Writer you will:
- discuss your writing aspirations with an experienced writer in an encouraging environment
- obtain general advice from an experienced writer on your writing project
- obtain specific practical advice on aspects of the art and craft of writing, writing technique & your writing challenges
- obtain help on shaping your approach to your writing life
- understand what it takes to be a professional writer
Please note the one-on-one consultation is not a manuscript assessment.
Who should register?
Fiction Writers including:
- Intermediate Writers — Writers who have chosen to pursue writing as a full time or part time career with a serious, professional intent but who are not yet published with a mainstream or recognised independent publisher.
- Advanced Writers — Writers who have published at least one book with a mainstream or recognised independent publisher, and/or published in at least one literary journal and/or anthology
Participants will be selected by the Visiting Writer with assistance from the Asia Creative Writing programme. A waiting list will be maintained.
Registration and Pricing
Course Prerequisites
To sign up, please register at the link above with the following documents:
- A 500 word writing sample
- A short summary of your writing project of ~100 words
- A short biography of ~100 words
If you have registered with us before, you may send the same information again with an updated bio.
Course Fees
- For each 30 min to 1 hour session:
- $25 for adults
- $10 for students, unemployed, low income migrant workers
- Free for undergraduates and postgraduate students from Singapore tertiary institutions
- Non refundable if cancellation 2 weeks or less before course starts
- Please email us if financial assistance is needed
About Sharlene Teo
Sharlene Teo’s debut novel Ponti was published by Picador and Simon and Schuster in 2018. Her work has been translated into eleven languages and featured in places such as the Guardian, the TLS, LitHub, Granta and Vogue. She completed an MA in Prose Fiction and a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia. She lectures at the University of Kent and lives in London.
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