Creative writing

Entry requirements: This course is open to students at all levels of experience and proficiency.

Take your writing to the next level and learn how to write your own short story! This course centers on style and voice. The guiding principle comes from the poet Mia You, who said that a good writer can be interesting while describing a tea-cup.

In this seven-week course, you will write your own, 1000-word story. We’ll start with three weeks of writing exercises, followed by three weeks dedicated to a single idea, and conclude with a feedback session where you will hear back from your fellow students. Afterwards, you’ll also receive individual feedback on your work.

What you will learn

• How to structure and write short stories
• How to write with feeling
• How to edit for intensity

Note: This course was previously offered under the name Short Story Writing. The content remains the same, only the title has changed.

About the teacher

Max Urai (1991) studied Film Studies and Creative Writing. His short stories and essays have been published in De Gids, the Nederlandse Boekengids, and on Samplekanon, rekto:verso, and De Reactor. He served on the evening editorial board of Perdu, was selected for the Paris residency of deBuren, and in 2023 he received the C.C.S. Crone stipend from the City of Utrecht. He is currently working with publishing house De Geus on a science fiction novel about shopping malls. 

For more information about the teacher, check out www.maxurai.nl.