Past Courses

The Business of Magazine Publishing

This workshop will provide all those with an interest in magazine publishing and production an understanding of the processes involved. They will learn both the overview and details of what makes a magazine successful. Details

Writing Reviews

The trainer will share the general principles and theoretical framework of review writing, highlight and discuss elements that make up a review, and discuss how to develop an angle for a review and introduction to different perspectives for a review. Details

Personal and Professional Development Through Storytelling

To demonstrate the scope of stories and storytelling as a spring board for teaching personal and professional development to teachers other professionals and parents. Details

Romancing Singapore: From Tropic to Global

This introductory workshop will focus on Singapore through poems, stories, novels, and plays as a tropical island, exotic locale, romantic East, social struggle, dystopic settlement, as city, home and globe. Details

Writing & Illustrating for Children’s Books

The workshop leader will focus on the actual writing of picture books and how illustrators and writers work – or more often do not work – together; the mechanics of manuscript preparation; and the essential literary and emotional qualities which turn books into classics. Details

Asian Children’s Literature in the Classroom: Selection and Use

The workshop will introduce the Asian Children’s Literature in English to participants through translating, discussing and analysing original works in English in order to show case the rich variety that is available. Details

From Manuscript to Bestseller

With the help of lectures, case studies, group work and written exercises, this programme provides the practical applications of the intricacies of publishing. Details