Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing - Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry

Humber Polytechnic - Lakeshore Campus

Canada,Ontario

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 17,618/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 75

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Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 57,000 +

Int. Students: 6,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

3199 Lake Shore Blvd. West Toronto, ON M8V 1K8

Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing - Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry

Program Overview

Humber’s Creative Writing – Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry graduate certificate program helps you improve your writing from the comfort of home. You’ll work one-on-one with a professional writer-mentor to improve your short stories, poems, memoir, or novel-in-progress, learning how to develop plot, character, dialogue, style and more through feedback on your own manuscript. The program is intended for those working on book-length projects, and you'll have the satisfaction of completing a large body of work which may include all or parts of a novel or memoir, a volume of short stories, or a book of poetry.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:

  • Reflect on editorial feedback to determine core strengths and weaknesses of one’s own work.
  • Self-evaluate written work focusing on key elements of creative writing such as character, dialogue, plot, theme, setting, imagery and structure/form.
  • Apply techniques and strategies acquired through editorial feedback, self-evaluation, reading and self-directed learning to revise and improve one’s own writing.
  • Employ conventions of grammar, punctuation, spelling and other aspects of technical style within the context of narrative/poetic traditions to write in a clear and professional manner.
  • Revise and improve elements of literary style such as detail, diction, syntax, active voice, rhythm and tone to sustain reader engagement at the level of the sentence/line.
  • Manage point of view and associated issues of narrative/poetic voice such as the sociocultural identity and reliability of the narrator/speaker to create a consistent, convincing reading experience.
  • Employ a variety of research methods to support authentic, convincing writing in narrative/poetic forms.
  • Explore techniques and strategies used in published works to assess for application to one’s own writing.
  • Identify prevailing genres, forms and submission requirements present in the publishing industry and literary community to discover professional options for writers.

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