Creative Writing Course

I am an author of many books for 8-12-year olds, and I taught creative writing classes in the USA for more than 10 years. I'm hoping to offer a course here in Christchurch this winter, most likely beginning the end of July 2020 and running for 8-10 weeks (to coincide with school term 3). The following survey will help me plan the course to meet potential students' interests and availability.

For more information about me and my books, visit www.ebweissman.com. For specific questions or comments not addressed in this survey, email elissa@ebweissman.com.

Thank you!

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* 1. What type of course would you be interested in taking?

	1st choice	2nd choice	Not interested
Writing fiction	Writing fiction 1st choice	Writing fiction 2nd choice	Writing fiction Not interested
Writing for children and young adults	Writing for children and young adults 1st choice	Writing for children and young adults 2nd choice	Writing for children and young adults Not interested

Other (please specify)

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* 2. If the course were to meet once a week, when would you be available to attend? Please rank in order of preference.

	1st choice	2nd choice	3rd choice	4th choice	Unavailable
Monday evenings	Monday evenings 1st choice	Monday evenings 2nd choice	Monday evenings 3rd choice	Monday evenings 4th choice	Monday evenings Unavailable
Tuesday evenings	Tuesday evenings 1st choice	Tuesday evenings 2nd choice	Tuesday evenings 3rd choice	Tuesday evenings 4th choice	Tuesday evenings Unavailable
Thursday evenings	Thursday evenings 1st choice	Thursday evenings 2nd choice	Thursday evenings 3rd choice	Thursday evenings 4th choice	Thursday evenings Unavailable
Saturday mornings	Saturday mornings 1st choice	Saturday mornings 2nd choice	Saturday mornings 3rd choice	Saturday mornings 4th choice	Saturday mornings Unavailable
Saturday afternoons	Saturday afternoons 1st choice	Saturday afternoons 2nd choice	Saturday afternoons 3rd choice	Saturday afternoons 4th choice	Saturday afternoons Unavailable
Sunday mornings	Sunday mornings 1st choice	Sunday mornings 2nd choice	Sunday mornings 3rd choice	Sunday mornings 4th choice	Sunday mornings Unavailable
Sunday afternoons	Sunday afternoons 1st choice	Sunday afternoons 2nd choice	Sunday afternoons 3rd choice	Sunday afternoons 4th choice	Sunday afternoons Unavailable
Sunday evenings	Sunday evenings 1st choice	Sunday evenings 2nd choice	Sunday evenings 3rd choice	Sunday evenings 4th choice	Sunday evenings Unavailable

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If the course met in the evening for 2 hours, which time would suit you?

	1st choice	2nd choice	3rd choice	4th choice	Unavailable
5:30-7:30pm	5:30-7:30pm 1st choice	5:30-7:30pm 2nd choice	5:30-7:30pm 3rd choice	5:30-7:30pm 4th choice	5:30-7:30pm Unavailable
6:00-8:00pm	6:00-8:00pm 1st choice	6:00-8:00pm 2nd choice	6:00-8:00pm 3rd choice	6:00-8:00pm 4th choice	6:00-8:00pm Unavailable
6:30-8:30pm	6:30-8:30pm 1st choice	6:30-8:30pm 2nd choice	6:30-8:30pm 3rd choice	6:30-8:30pm 4th choice	6:30-8:30pm Unavailable
7:00-9:00pm	7:00-9:00pm 1st choice	7:00-9:00pm 2nd choice	7:00-9:00pm 3rd choice	7:00-9:00pm 4th choice	7:00-9:00pm Unavailable

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Where would you prefer the class be held? Please rank in order of preference.

	1st choice	2nd choice	3rd choice	4th choice	5th choice
City centre	City centre 1st choice	City centre 2nd choice	City centre 3rd choice	City centre 4th choice	City centre 5th choice
Riccarton / Upper Riccarton	Riccarton / Upper Riccarton 1st choice	Riccarton / Upper Riccarton 2nd choice	Riccarton / Upper Riccarton 3rd choice	Riccarton / Upper Riccarton 4th choice	Riccarton / Upper Riccarton 5th choice
Ilam / Fendalton	Ilam / Fendalton 1st choice	Ilam / Fendalton 2nd choice	Ilam / Fendalton 3rd choice	Ilam / Fendalton 4th choice	Ilam / Fendalton 5th choice
Merivale / St Albans	Merivale / St Albans 1st choice	Merivale / St Albans 2nd choice	Merivale / St Albans 3rd choice	Merivale / St Albans 4th choice	Merivale / St Albans 5th choice
Spreydon / Sydenham / Cashmere	Spreydon / Sydenham / Cashmere 1st choice	Spreydon / Sydenham / Cashmere 2nd choice	Spreydon / Sydenham / Cashmere 3rd choice	Spreydon / Sydenham / Cashmere 4th choice	Spreydon / Sydenham / Cashmere 5th choice
Eastern suburbs (please specify below)	Eastern suburbs (please specify below) 1st choice	Eastern suburbs (please specify below) 2nd choice	Eastern suburbs (please specify below) 3rd choice	Eastern suburbs (please specify below) 4th choice	Eastern suburbs (please specify below) 5th choice

Other, or specific venue suggestions (please specify)

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* 5. What content would you like the course to include? Check all that apply.

Picture books

Early chapter books

Junior fiction / middle grade

Young adult / teen fiction

Nonfiction for children

Elements of fiction (plot, character, dialogue, etc.)

Writing for adults

How to get published

Constructive critiques of students' writing

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which best describes your level of experience?

Absolute beginner / just trying it out

Beginner

Some experience

Very experienced

Established author

Additional details

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* 7. Additional comments or suggestions

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* 8. Please provide your contact information so I can get in touch with you once course details are set.

Name

Email Address