Writing Courses

Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing Course

Enter a new realm as a fantasy novelist

Have you ever dreamt of sharing your fantasy-world creations with other people and becoming a published fiction writer?

Our Fantasy & Science Fiction Writing course will help you to explore the outer limits of your imagination and give you the knowledge to translate your ideas into compelling stories.

You'll learn to craft specialised dialogue and discover how to create believable characters in make-believe worlds. Most importantly, you will also cover the best ways to go about marketing your work and becoming a published author.

What you will learn

  • Young adult and children fantasy and science fiction
  • Fantasy, science fiction and the education market
  • Crossover genre
  • Readings and conventions
  • Markets, agents and promotion
  • Ideas: original and recycled
  • Introduction to fantasy and science fiction
  • Dreams into words part I: writing a first story
  • Dreams into words part II: personal favourite themes
  • Dreams into words part III: fantasy
  • Characters, worlds and futures
  • Writing books

Career prospects

With the skills you'll develop during this course, you could turn your dream of becoming a best-selling fantasy writer into reality. Sean McMullen - the author of this course - published his first stories in Australia in the late 1980's, and has since gone on to discover success in the American, Japanese and French markets. In a world that thrives on escapism, the opportunities are there for you to make your mark too!

Potential careers include:

  • Fiction Writer
  • Novelist
  • Short Story Writer