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Creativity is an in-born talent and mere training cannot make one a good writer. But there are certain nuances which need to be learnt in order to fit into the professional world of Creative Writing. One has to select a particular genre in which one wants to write and specialize in that genre. One can specialize in fiction, non-fiction, script writing and so on. Then, one has to strengthen one’s fundamental understanding of plot, structure, character, voice, dialogue and description. Words are the vehicles which carry the central idea that a creative Writer wants to convey.The demands and requisites of publishers have to be kept topmost in a writer’s mind though creative freedom has also to be protected. And even though inspiration is the key factor in creative Writing, technique is equally important. With sound technique, one can get across the ideas one wants to express: achieve the effects one desires and convey the feeling one wants to impart. These are some of the techniques taught in a course in Creative Writing. A course in journalism, on the other hand, focuses on the techniques of reporting and writing for the print as well as the electronic media |
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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) offers courses in Creative Writing namely, Diploma in Creative Writing in English and Hindi. The IGNOU also runs courses such as PG Certificate in radio writing and the PG Diploma in translation, trough the distance education mode. The School of Humanities of IGNOU conducts all these courses. The PG Diploma course is divided into five parts, namely general principles of writing, feature writing short story writing, writing for media (radio and television) and poetry writing. The student has to submit a project, which helps in judging his/her ability to put into practice what he or she has learnt. The programme is very exhaustive and only selected student join it. The students are taught to write book reviews, travel articles, interviews, writing for children as well as developing stories on their own. Attention is paid to train them in the contemporary styles of writing and language, which is important to keep pace with the modern trends and practices of publishing houses and the media organizations. An attempt is also being made to use multimedia techniques so that students could benefit form the latest advancements in IT software.
Degree, Diploma and Certificate courses of varying durations are offered by several universities, colleges and institutes across the conntry. The JUN (Jawaharlal Nehru University) in New Delhi offers creative writing as an optional subject in its MA (English) course. The Mumbai University offers creative writing as a paper in the second year of its BMM (Bachelor of Mass Media) Programme. The Calcutta University offers a Diploma course in Creative Writing while the Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi offers a Postgraduate Diploma course in Creative Writing in Hindi. The British Council of Idia offers a Diploma Course in Creative Writing while the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in New Delhi offers a postgraduate Diploma curse in Creative Writing. The Delhi University (DU) offers an optional application curse on Creative Writing to third year students in the B.A programme. The ICFAI also incorporates Creative Writing as an Optional paper in the third year of the B.A (English) programme.
One can also avail of courses in creative Writing through the distance education mode. The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Writing (both in English and Hindi) through the distance learning programme. One year diploma course, both in English and Hindi, is offered by U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, through the distance Mode. The Karnataka State Open University also offers Diploma course in Creative Writing by the mode of distance learning .
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The minimum eligibility criterion required to pursue a course in creative writing is 10+ 2 The minimum duration of the progrmme is one year, stretchable to a maximum of four years. Successful completion of 10+2 is the minimum qualification required to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree programme in Creative Writing. In order to study an MA programme which incorporates Creative Writings as one of the papers, one needs to have completed one’s Bachelor’s degree successfully. In order to pursue MA (English) at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, one has to qualify in the entrance examination conducted by the university . |
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The opportunities for persons, who can write creatively exist in the fields of book publishing, print and electronic journalism, copywriting for advertising and other media, script writing, corporate communication, industrial design, technical writing web content writing, resume writing, writing for periodicals and journals. The book publishing industry recruits people with an ability to write creatively, in a big way. Also, editors commission successful writers to contribute to their publications. Newspapers and magazines are always looking out for stringers with the right skills. Publishers float proposals for books, once they realize that the writer can produce excellent manuscripts. The electronic media now provides opportunities that were unheard of a decade ago. Many talented writers earn their bread as teachers. Work at ad agencies and take to skilled professions |
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