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Children are often most engaged by stories created especially for them. In this hands-on workshop, learn how to turn everyday moments, family memories and children’s interests into engaging stories.

Through guided examples and practical exercises, you’ll explore the fundamentals of children’s story writing, learn to use age-appropriate language, rhyme and repetition, and leave with story ideas and an outline to develop further.

Course Outline

• Why creating your own children’s stories matters

• Types of children’s stories

• Finding story ideas children can relate to

• Fundamentals of narrative writing

• Writing clearly, vividly and in an age-appropriate manner

• Writing poems, rhymes and read-aloud text

• Co-creating stories with children