Past Courses

Jul ’14
10

Honing your craft- Advanced Copyediting and Proofreading

You’ll want to deepen your skills working with and analysing texts; understanding the market, and using all you have to make your publication the best it can be! Details

Jun ’14
26-27

eBooks for Asia: how good content and design makes or breaks an eBook

Learn more about how good interactive design can make or break your eBook. Details

Jun ’14
23

Dialogic Reading

Dialogic reading is more than reading aloud by adults to children. It highlights and emphasises the discussion that takes place between children and adults, as well as among children during reading. Details

Jun ’14
21

Fiction Writing (advanced level)

The Advanced Fiction workshop aims to help writers who already have a grasp of the basics of writing fiction further perfect and develop their craft. Details

Apr ’14
26

Structuring Stories for Picture Books

In this workshop for adults, learn strategies to support young children in creating a picture book. Learn the 5Ws necessary for the storyboard and the story stages to produce your very own picture book. Details

Apr ’14
26

Vivid: Making characters come alive

Let seasoned writer Verena Tay share with you tips on how to make your characters appear like living, breathing 3-D persons that speak naturally. Details

Apr ’14
25

Introduction to Copy-editing (for non-fiction)

This course is for those who have recently stepped into the publishing industry and those who would like a refresher on the basics of copyediting for non-fiction. Details

Apr ’14
8

Social Media for Publishers

How to use social media to connect with your customers and drive your business Details

Apr ’14
7

Online Copywriting and Search Engine Optimisation

This course provides a thorough understanding of how to write good copy online and create content that gets ranked well for relevant online searches. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities around digital content. Details

Mar ’14
27-28

Judge by the Cover

This two-day course will run through the stages and key aspects involved in creating eye-catching book covers. Learn to create a design brief, an essential requirement prior to commissioning a cover design but often overlooked by both writers and publishers. Details

Feb ’14
28

Copyrights for ePublications

Just a few years ago, “copying” a work consisted mainly of photocopying of literary works, or dubbing over a cassette tape. In this, the digital age, “copying”, or reproduction, happens in a millisecond and a single work by an author can trail a blaze across the internet through social media across a myriad of platforms in a very short time. Media companies remain interested in how they can assert the rights they have against online piracy and have devised ever more advanced methods of monitoring sites for infringing content. How do we strike a balance between these explosive differences? Details

Feb ’14
26

Translation Rights

Through this half-day workshop, learn the importance of protecting the rights and interests of the author of the work to be translated (including the right to control the commercial aspect of it, such as the choice of translator, working with foreign publishers, preparing, adopting and implementing a translation proposal and co-publishing projects). Details

Feb ’14
24