Date: 18 March, 2017
Time: 8.30am-5pm
Venue: Plasticity, 15-2, jalan PJU 7/7A, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya (above Klinik Pakar Kanak-Kanak Junina)
Fee: RM200 (inclusive of materials, lunch and tea)
Eligibility: 13-17 years old
Highlights:
Creative Writing
Fiction vs Non-Fiction
Developing Stories
Learn about:
Fiction vs Non-Fiction: When to use it
Non-Fiction doesn’t need to be boring
Know your audience
Be original (Say no to plagiarism)
Flow
Be concise
When do insert quotes/statistics
Fiction is about developing a story
Purpose / Genre
Believability
Character development
Setting/Background
Plot
Dialogue
Action/Drama
Intro/Conclusion
Who should join:
- Those who like writing
- Teens who want to pursue a career in writing
- Teens who are creative
- Those who like storytelling
- Teens who love stories
About the Facilitators:
JAMILAH SAMIAN is the author of The Kindness Miracle, Cool Mum Super Dad, Cool Boys Super Sons and The Groovy Guide to Parenting Gen Y and Z.
Jamilah Samian is a Certified Professional Trainer (CPT), an accreditation she earned from the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM). She is an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Practitioner registered with the ABNLP (American Board of NLP).
She is is an active member of Toastmasters International and has addressed audiences at various organisations including Bursa Malaysia, Shell, Toyota UMW, Yayasan Khazanah, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and Petronas.
She has presented her ideas in London and Sheffield (United Kingdom), Edinburgh (Scotland), Durban (South Africa), Melbourne and Sydney (Australia), Doha and Al-Khor (Qatar), Muscat (Oman), Kuwait, Singapore and Malaysia.
Jamilah believes in the amazing human capacity to change for the better. She specialises in and is keen on helping others, especially educators, parents and women, to explore and discover their inherent abilities for effective personal change specifically in building self-confidence and self-motivation. On 8 March 2015 (International Women’s Day), Jamilah was named as one of 8 Inspiring Women of Malaysia by SuriaKLCC.
For more: http://coolmumsuperdad.com/lead-speakers/about-jamilah-samian/
BRIGITTE ROZARIO is a freelance writer and editor based in Selangor. She has been a journalist since 1989, attached to The Star for 23 years.
As a writer, her past clients include Microsoft Malaysia, DHL, Honda, Audit Bureau of Circulations, Maxis and Petronas.
She has also done ghost writing and copy-editing for local publishing houses.
She has published 5 books – a picture book series called The Adventures of Beebo & Friends (published by MPH), and a customised book called First Day at School (published by Pixajoy).
She also founded a parenting website called Thots n Tots.
For more: https://my.linkedin.com/in/brigitte-rozario-60b07731
To register: Call (012) 261-1175 (Registration closes on March 14, 2017)