2017 Courses

Speed Read & Remember More

Double or better your reading speed and experience memory improvements of up to 1200%, in as little as a day. Details

Fingers, Chants, Music and Action: Encouraging audience participation during storytelling

Go beyond just simply telling the story, get the children involved in the story using finger-play, oral refrains, action, music and rhythm. Details

IP & Social Media

Learn about Intellectual Property (IP) risks and challenges that exist in social media platforms and protect your IP rights while building your brand online. Details

Fun with Asian Folktales

Learn how to use games, songs and activities to tell Asian folktales steeped in Asian culture and history. Details

For writers: Good, Clean Copy - How editing can make good writing great

Writers! Learn a wide variety of editing techniques through a range of practical assignments. Switch off your writer's brain and switch on your editor's brain! Details

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth…exploring the world of creative non-fiction

Writers! Bring imagination and creativity to telling the truth through your literary non-fiction or narrative non-fiction stories. Details

For Writers: Pitching your work and engaging the right agents

Develop the craft of writing a pitch letter and the process from finding an agent to types of publishing available. Details

Telling stories to teenagers

Learn to tell stories to teenagers for them to manage matters involving fear, kindness, empathy, self-acceptance and open-mindedness in their lives. Details

Developing the perfect crime novel

Find out what the essential elements in a crime story are and get started on your own thriller or detective novel Details

Writing picture books with young children

Learn how to use picture books to teach pre-schoolers and also learn to use an online tool, 'Story Jumper', to create your story-book. Details

Honing your craft: Advanced copy-editing and proof-reading

Deepen your skills working with analysing texts, doing structural editing, line editing, proofreading and making your publication the best it can be. Details

Advanced manuscript editing

In this masterclass, you will take a look at the techniques great writers use to recraft and finesse their work; and find those that work for you. Learn to identify the sins of ‘bad’ writing that dilute the ‘wow’ factor. Details

Managing an editorial project

An editorial manager has to 'wear many hats' and consider several factors such as schedules, budget, content and team dynamics before 'sending the book to press'. Learn the essential skills here! Details

Wonders of wordless books

What can you do with a picture book without words? There are limitless storytelling possibilities for participants to engage children in a creative story-building process. Details

ALAP-IPA IP Knowledge Series: Copyright & e-Publications

Join us for this workshop if you wish to acquire a deeper understanding of issues relating to copyright ownership, infringement, defences and enforcement in the digital world. Details

Improvising Stories - before creation comes imagination!

Learn to improvise stories using your life experiences and memories, playing games and telling the stories orally Details