On successful completion of the programme, students will have

• an ability to select , negotiate, adapt and implement approaches / techniques appropriate to the work in progress.
• an in-depth knowledge of successful works in the field / genre in which they are working.
• competence in preparing a manuscript, a synopsis and a biog. for presentation to a literary agent / publisher.
• insight into the different sources and methods of research, with particular emphasis on the assimilation of same into the work in progress.
• mastery of pacing, narrative coherence and ending.
• expertise in close editing and overall structuring a work of fiction.
• contributed to an anthology and attended a selection of the literary events and festivals for which the city is renowned.