Writer to Writer
with Jing-Jing Lee
Book a one-on-one mentoring session with Jing-Jing Lee to discuss your writing project. Jing will provide guidance to help your creative practice and support your writing life
Registrations for this course are now closed but do join our mailing list here to be updated on future courses like this.
Summary
Course code: JL5
30 mins to 1 hour mentoring session
For Intermediate to Advanced Writers
Limited sessions available
Selective entry – we’ll offer one-on-one sessions to writers who show promise
Dates
Register above and we will email you with available dates in July 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 Jing-Jing Lee
Born and raised in Singapore, Jing-Jing Lee’s first novel, How We Disappeared, was published by Oneworld in 2019. It has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, the Singapore Literature Prize and the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford and currently lives in Amsterdam with her husband and son.
Other Courses & Events with Jing-Jing Lee
Time, Memory, History: A Hybrid Genre Workshop
This free workshop helps creative writers make a hybrid genre text, co-presented by two of Singapore’s leading, award winning writers, Sharlene Teo and Jing-Jing Lee.
Exorcising the Past
There is no story without history. All novels are built on aspects of the past. In this course, you will excavate the past to invigorate your historical fiction.
How to Finish Your Novel
Have you started a novel but found yourself running into a wall? This course will lead you through starting and finishing a manuscript, and give you pointers on finding the right audience for your work.