Creative Writing - Crafting Christmas Stories
Course Overview
Get into the festive spirit with your favourite Christmas stories and create a brand, new story of your own.
Through imaginative prompts and seasonal suggestions, expand your creativity this December in a two-week workshop series to write, write and write.
Maybe your final story can be a Christmas gift for a loved one.
Course Overview
Week One
- Review different Christmas story styles
- Write for children, write for adults
- Imagination and memory
- Know your audience
Week Two
- Food and sensory impact
- Edits with seasonal flavouring
- Share your work
What to Bring
- Notebook and pen – no laptops.
- Ideas and an open mind.
Expected outcomes
Some short readings will be given each week for discussion the following week.
- Each session includes topic discussion, short readings and active writing.
- Completed self-set goal.
- Improved confidence and future plan.
This course does not specifically cover speculative fiction, romance, horror, historical fiction or crime/thriller genres but covers creative approaches for all types of prose writing.
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Helen Connealy
Helen Connealy is a storyteller, writer, experienced CEO, executive coach
and workshop facilitator. She holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queens University Belfast and is currently working on a poetry project and a short story collection.
Helen is a Board Director with the Irish Writers Centre, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), an accredited Strengths Profiler and a Certified Yoga Teacher. An advocate for women, writers and creativity, she is passionate about philanthropy, literature, healthcare and building social impact.
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