T1 2026 - Creative Writing - Short Story
Creative Writing: Voice, Craft, and the Short Story. Tuesday evenings, 6pm to 9pm
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Course Outline
This course integrates the fundamentals of craft (plot, character, setting, POV) with the essential elements of a powerful literary voice: authenticity, personal truth, and compelling narrative presence. The central goal is to reframe the revision process as the crucial act of refining one's truth and sharpening one's voice. Each class, a student’s piece will be workshopped. Project Goal: A 3,000-word polished short story/chapter (which can be submitted to the NT Literary Awards). Learn: Get a complete set of writing tools and skills to use for life (and writing peers). Find: Discover and strengthen your unique writing voice. Lesson 1: The Foundation: Surrender & Voice (the first draft and ways to facilitate creative flow) Lesson 2: Structure & Creative Disruption (plot, structure, the art of rule breaking) Lesson 3: The Vessel: Character & Desire (empathy exercises, science of story and reader engagement) Lesson 4: The Building Block: Scene & Detail (concept of shimmering images, specific telling detail and the anatomy of a scene) Lesson 5: The Lens: Point of View & Distance (understand the implications of POV and play around with it) Lesson 6: The Sound: Dialogue & Prose (rhythm, cadence, and the musicality of prose) Lesson 7: The Grind: Deep Revision (strategies for overcoming resistance to change) Lesson 8: Polish & Flow About your Tutor: Julie Lebreton "As a professional with a strong connection to the Darwin region, I am eager to contribute to the local creative community and share my passion for the transformative power of narrative. My qualifications are rooted in a deep academic and practical engagement with storytelling. I am currently an MLA Candidate in Literature and Creative Writing from Harvard Extension School, and I was recently shortlisted for the NT Literary Awards 2025. I believe that creative writing is fundamentally about understanding the stories we tell ourselves, a concept I explore through a psychological and Jungian lens. My goal is not just to teach craft, but to facilitate a shift in reality for participants by helping them pay attention to their inner narratives." For a seniors discount of 10% use coupon code SENIOR at check out - ID will be checked at class register. For a Defence discount of 10% use coupon code DEFENCE at check out - ID will be checked at class register.
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CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS Please choose carefully as course fees will not be refunded to participants who are unable to attend the course due to changes in personal circumstances or work commitments. Course fees will not be refunded once confirmation and/or commencement of the course has occurred. In the event of a serious illness, you may request to transfer to the following term. A full refund of course fees will be paid if the advertised course does not proceed. Participants will be advised if a class does not have the minimum number of students to commence.