Date and times: Tuesday 28 May 2013, 6.30pm-9.30pm
Overview
Subs are often portrayed as being the natural enemy of the journalist, but a good sub can make the difference not just to a single article, but to a whole career. Smart writers learn from subs, and this is your chance to study some of the best.
Chris Waywell, Chief Seb Editor of Time Out, and the Guardian's James Callow show you a multitude of ways on how to improve your writing, including a guide to everything you're currently doing wrong without even knowing it. You'll also get practical tips on how to write for a specific audiences and feature formats in print and on the web.
Course description
This intensive class will teach you how to plan, write and edit your own material, so your copy can make it to the page with the minimum of alteration. Topics covered include:
-How a publication's workflow works, and where you fit into it
-Crimes against prose: Common mistakes and cliches to avoid
-How to write with elegance
-Writing for different audiences, and at different lengths
-A guide to different editorial formats and how to moderate your style for them
-The importance of Accuracy and fact checking
-House styles and how to conform to them
-The Ten Commandments of Subbing: The essential rules of writing to a professional standard
Tutor profiles
Chris Waywell is currently employed as the chief sub-editor of Time Out magazine, and has over a decade of experience as a writer and editor for daily and weekly publications, both in print and online
James Callow is a sub-editor and sports journalist for the Guardian and the Observer.
To book
Details
Date: Tuesday 28 May 2013
Times: 6.30pm–9.30pm
Location: The Guardian, 90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 9GU
Course price: £39 (includes VAT, booking fees and refreshments)
Event capacity: 80
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