Writing Courses

Creative Writing Course

Your creative writing career starts here!

Ever dreamt of putting those inspired thoughts in your head down on paper?

The Australian College of Journalism's Creative Writing course will show you how to take your creative story ideas and turn them into a potential new career.

Whether you see yourself as a poet, scriptwriter, children's author or fiction writer, this course will teach you the techniques professional writers use to pen profitable stories.

As well as developing your creative writing talents, you will also cover other styles including non-fiction and biographical writing to further refine your skills and prepare you for a career as a writer.

What you will learn

  • Non-fiction
  • Speeches and scripts
  • Writing for children
  • Poetry writing
  • Editing, polishing & marketing
  • Setting the scene
  • Introduction to creative writing
  • Tracking ideas
  • The short story
  • Writing a novel
  • Characters, deep viewpoint and dialogue
  • Family histories, autobiography, biography

Career prospects

By developing your creative writing skills and understanding how to market your work, you’ll be well positioned to create your own niche in the publishing world.

Potential job titles include:

  • Author
  • Poet
  • Short Story Writer
  • Scriptwriter