Craft Your Story

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This 8-part fiction-writing course will not only develop your general writing skills but will explore in depth the potential of the short story genre. The course offers both new and experienced writers an extensive range of creative ideas and activities to help develop their craft.  Course tutor, Colette Victor, offers advice on mastering technique and developing personal style.  

The course introduces students to the steps involved in producing polished works of short fiction: generating ideas through writing exercises, improving work through redrafting, and refining work through copy-editing. Students will receive critical feedback on their own work and develop skills in critiquing the work of their peers.

Each session takes a look at one of the key aspects of the form, such as shape and structure, narrative perspective and characterisation and by the end of the program you should have completed a polished work of short fiction that can be submitted to a short story competition of your choice.

Maximum 8 participants.

When: Saturdays at 13h30-16h30 on 5/10, 12/10, 26/10, 16/11, 23/11, 30/11, 7/12 14/12

Where: GC Elzenhof, Av. de la Couronne 12, 1050 Ixelles.

Payment details

• The course costs €300 for early registrations before 31 August and €330 for participants registering thereafter. Our bank account details are: Wordcraft Collective; BE27 0019 5813 667

• You can register for the course by filling in the registration form. For additional information about the course email us on info@wordcraft-collective.eu.

• We will provide payment details via mail. Payment secures your place on the course. Confirmation of payment will be by email.

• It’s possible to pay for the course in 2 or 3 installments. Please send us an email on info@wordcraft-collective.eu if you want to use this option.

• If the course fees are too high due to personal circumstances, even with the option of paying in installments, please let us know via mail. We will try to come to a solution that works for both parties. Don’t be shy about it.

• After registration you have 14 days in which to change your mind up until 2 weeks before the start of the course. Within these 14 days you are entitled to cancel your enrolment without providing a reason by sending an email to info@wordcraft-collective.eu. After this, your enrolment is definite, no refund available.*

• *In the case that there are fewer than 6 participants enrolled at the start of the course, we reserve the right to cancel the course. We will undertake to inform all enrolled participants of the cancellation. In this case, we will refund all participants the full amount of their fees paid.