This course gives you the unique opportunity to develop a career as a children's writer. The course has been developed to provide you with the knowledge to develop ideas for books and short stories through to the actual art of children's writing.
Each week, thousands of stories are accepted by publishers to satisfy the demands of their younger readers. These authors are successful because they already have the skills needed and the ideas. This course will teach you the same skills and make you into the successful writer you would like to be.
FULLY APPROVED ASET COURSE  What skills are needed to enrol onto this course? There are no previous skills or qualifications required to register for this study programme. What if I have a question relating to my course? All students will be assigned a personal tutor with whom they may correspond with via telephone or email. Details will be in your course study pack. How long will this course take to complete? All students have one year to complete this course from date of registration. Average study of 100 hours. What exactly is included in the cost of my course? What qualification is awarded upon completion? Every successful student will be awarded the ASET Diploma in Writing for Children. See qualification page. Do I have to sit an exam? No! This course is completed using continual assessment, allowing your tutor to closely monitor your progress every step of the way. Therefore no examination is required. Course syllabus: The course is divided into the following modules: - The Basic Techniques of Freelance Journalism
- Why do you want to write for children?
- Writing for different age groups
- Fiction for all ages
- Techniques in Children's fiction writing
- More about techniques
- What are your markets?
- Getting down to it
- Some practical facts for writers
What are the career opportunities and salary potential when working in this field? When giving our students careers advice, we like to leave it to the experts. Visit www.s1jobs.com and see for yourself. You will find thousands of national employment opportunities at your fingertips, giving you relevant and up to date information. By visiting them you will get the real facts. Can you send me this info in the post? Unfortunately not, we list all our course details online including fees, duration and syllabus. By doing this we are able to keep our fees to a minimum. Please contact us if you have further questions. Can I pay the course fees in instalments? We do have a payment option which allows students to pay half upon enrolment and half next month. To arrange this plan please call free on 0800 0131030. All payment plans incur a £15.00 admin fee What if I receive my course and it’s not suitable? We offer a seven day money back guarantee on this course. If for any reason you are not happy please return it to our office within seven days of receipt and we will refund your money. Please be aware all courses require a signature upon receipt. The seven day period starts from the date it is signed for. No refunds are given after seven days whatever the circumstances. Money back guarantee excludes postage costs. It is also the student’s responsibility to cover return postage costs. All returns must be sent recorded delivery to our trading address shown on the contact us page. |
