The eight sessions will cover
*Techniques for forming ideas and getting started
*Creating characters
*The importance of sound in poetry
*Engaging the reader's five senses
*Stream of consciousness writing
*Using figures of speech
*Learning through imitating published writers
*How to edit and present your writing
The course runs one evening per week (Wednesday) for 8 weeks from 7.30 p.m.- 9.30 p.m and commences on Wednesday, September 26th.
The course fee is €120. To register contact Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway. Tel: 091 753 161 or see http://www.gmit.ie/lifelong-learning/lifelong-learning-programmes/lifelonglearning-general/creative-writing-beginners.html