Introduction to Children's Fiction

This online course facilitated by E.R. Murray is designed for anyone who wants to write fiction for children or teenagers. Whether it’s a picture book for the under-5s, an adventure for the 9-12 set, or an edgy contemporary YA novel, this course will help you develop ideas, characters, stories and viewpoints that will fit the age group and children’s fiction generally. Each module includes exercises to be sent on to the instructor.

This is a 4-week course for writers of all levels. Fee €120.

E.R. Murray  lives in West Cork and writes for children and young adults. The first in her middle-grade trilogy, The Book of Learning: Nine Lives Book 1 (Mercier Press) was chosen as the 2016 Dublin UNESCO City of Literature Citywide Read for Children. The second in the trilogy, The Book of Shadows, was nominated for the 2016 Irish Book Awards. Her debut young adult book, Caramel Hearts (Alma Books) was published in May 2016. She is an experienced facilitator and online tutor.