Creative Writing

Ever felt the need to write "the novel" that's always been inside you? Read lots of poetry but thought "I could do better than that?" How about writing a best-seller for young people or an entertaining short story? The truth is, we all have a burning desire to be creative - and that's what this course is all about.

Our Creative Writing course can help you unlock all those burning desires to express yourself clearly, beautifully, dramatically…in words. It is ideal for anyone who wants to develop, or simply discover, their writing skills. Just think, you could eventually make a successful career out of writing and earn a very good living indeed.

At UK Open Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

UK Open Learning's course in Creative Writing is available to anyone who wishes to develop, or even discover, their writing talent. No previous training or specific qualifications are required, but you need to have a good level of basic English and be over 21 years of age.

We recommend you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the Creative Writing Award. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Unit 1: Autobiography. Unit 2: Short Stories. Unit 3: Novels. Unit 4: Younger Readers. Unit 5: Genre. Unit 6: Play writing. Unit 7: Poetry. Unit 8: Non-fiction. Unit 9: Articles. Unit 10: Reviews.

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

Students are assessed through a series of tutor marked assignments based on their application of the course content there is no final exam.  The assignments take the form of a series of structured questions. There is no word count for these assignments, however you have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the questions asked.