After School Creative Writing Groups for Children and Young People
Enrolments are open for Term 4 – 2024.
Classes hosted on zoom!
Sign up before the term begins on October 21st!
Creative writing is a crucial skill applicable to not only school work, but also benefits social and emotional development, empathy, expression, and confidence. In the classes, students will perform writing tasks, and will read and workshop their writing, if they feel comfortable.
– Learn how to nurture creative ideas and turn them into written stories
– Engage in editing work to elevate story craft and enhance critical thinking
– Form well-rounded characters. Imaginatively step into someone else’s shoes and write from their perspective.
– Increase descriptive language skills with poetic techniques
– Discover world-building through story tasks
Please complete the form below to enrol.
Upper primary (yrs 4-6)
1hr: Mondays 4:00-5:00
Junior high (yrs 7-9)
1hr: Mondays 5:00-6:00
Senior high (yrs 10-12)
1hr: Mondays 5:00-6:00
Pricing
Casual $35 per session or $220 for the term
- Facilitators track attendance each session*.
- Catch up classes must be claimed within 3 months of missed session/s.
Limited spots are available. Email ally@westwords.com.au to secure your place.
Schedule:
Term 3 –
Monday Classes Start July 29th and conclude September 23rd.
Kim Astill
Facilitator
Kim Astill is an experienced writer and editor. She also enjoys mentoring, teaching creative writing, and running a program for gifted writers and illustrators. She is a member of the Institute of Professional Editors. Kim won a Varuna Residential Fellowship for her YA novel and is passionate about children’s and YA literature.