Institute of Technology or Polytechnic
NorthTec (Tai Tokerau Wānanga)This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Diploma
Campus
Whangarei
*Subject to NZQA approval.
Learn the craft of writing through exercises, workshops, course reading, regular feedback, but most of all through writing itself.
Develop skills in genres including short fiction, non-fiction, script writing and poetry. This programme is run entirely online offering the flexibility to study around other commitments. It can be undertaken full-time, part-time or even paper-by-paper to suit your needs and lifestyle.
This diploma has a team of specialist tutors who cover a range of genres. The team includes: children’s writer Justine Baddeley; award-winning scriptwriter Lisette de Jong; IML graduate and short story writer Gerard O’Brien; prose writer, artist and poet Ruby Porter (2017 winner of the Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Award, and inaugural winner of the 2018 Michael Gifkins Prize); and leading freelance editor Lesley Marshall.
NorthTec offers qualifications up to level 7 in applied writing:
Our programmes are ideal for people who wish to work independently as writers, for those already working in the creative industries who wish to enhance their skills, and for those working in other industries who wish to improve their writing skills to allow higher-level employment.
What you will learnIn this programme you will gain knowledge and learn skills to create fiction and nonfiction works. Our courses cover writing for traditional and online publishing, digital platforms, performance and business.
In this programme you will learn to:
Semester One:
Semester Two:
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