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9 September 2010
Online Creative Writing: What Do You Think?
Henry Volans, Faber’s Head of Digital, is currently involved in a project assessing the viability of setting up an online branch of the Faber Academy, our creative writing school. We want to extend the Academy – more courses, even more variety, and across boundaries – but would that go against what makes the Faber Academy unique?
Face-to-face … or keyboard-to-keyboard?
Henry Volans writes:
It’s all about face-to-face exchanges. So how could the Faber Academy – our thriving creative writing school – work online? What could match the energy of an established writer and fifteen students practising their craft together over a long weekend or a six-month programme?
In truth we’re pretty sure that the courses at Faber’s offices and other venues in Europe will always remain the heart of the Academy. But it’s not the only way: not everyone is able to reach our venues or to work during fixed hours, for example. And there are different ways of learning online. It can take in everything from flexible, independent study to highly interactive group activity.
We’ve been researching the question for the last few months and have developed a prototype. But just as importantly we’d love to hear from people who’d be interested in an online writing course from Faber. Take a look at our questionnaire here – there’s also a chance to be part of a pilot course that we’ll run later this year.
We’d like to hear from you!
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I think this is a great idea, and something I’d love to take part in. Currently I’m living in Gibraltar but I tend to move around a lot and for people like me, online learning is a great new medium to fit around our geographic difficulties.
With all the creative & innovative minds working at Faber, I’m sure you could come up with an interesting & personal new way to give your courses online – and I personally would love to be a part of it. Go on!
This is something that I’d be very interested in. Faber courses have an excellent reputation. The cost of travel makes commuting to a course very expensive and I like the flexibility of an online course. Would there also be the occasional (not compulsory/informal) opportunity to meet fellow students/tutors?
I would be very interested in an online course. I have often been tempted by the Faber Academy courses, but the short courses are held when I’m about to be out of the country and the longer courses would also be interrupted by my frequent journeys.
I just want to add my name to the people who would be interested in online writing courses. I currently live in Luxembourg and although I can get to the weekend courses I would love to participate in one of the long term courses. which doesnt work when not living in England.
I’m writing from further afield. Living in Mexico City makes it impossible to attend any of your courses. On-line learning would bridge a tremendous geographical gap through a simple keyboard and a screen. I look forward to the day I can apply to an on-line Faber Academy course.
I would be very interested in taking an online course with Faber as this would allow me to fit in my passion around my work as living in the north of England makes it difficult to attend the longer courses.
I think that it is a fantastic idea. As a working mother with an 18 month year old, its just not possible to go to courses. an online course would be more flexible.
I have written a novel, and am now trying to get it published. I live in New Zealand and an online course is the only option for me, so I would be very interested!
I would be very interested in an online course. I live in Hamburg and have 3 children so a six month course wouldn’t work for me and that is what I would be most interested in.