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Creative Writing - Fact Checking

Funding area Vocational
ONL/150858/Q/PF
Location:
Delivered online
Start date:
06/10/2025
End date:
15/12/2025
Level:
Level 2
Time:
18:30 - 20:30
Duration:
11 sessions
Course hours:
Course hours

Course hours are the total number of hours you'll spend being taught by your tutor. Self study time is not included within the course hours.

22 hours
Day of week:
MON
Tutor:
Emma Jenkins
Price: £220.00 Concessions
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Who can join this course

This course is designed for creative writers who want to deepen the accuracy and credibility of their work through effective research and fact-checking techniques. Whether you're writing fiction, memoir, historical narratives, or speculative stories grounded in the real world, learning how to verify details, spot misinformation, and use reliable sources can enrich your writing and build reader trust.

We’ll explore how to research settings, professions, historical events, and technical details—without overwhelming your writing or getting stuck in the “research rabbit hole.” The course will include practical tips, case studies, discussions, and guided exercises to help you blend fact and imagination with confidence.

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Is this course for me

Ideal for writers with some experience who want to strengthen their craft through responsible and creative use of factual material.

Course aims

By the end of the course you should be able to:

* Understand the role of fact-checking in creative writing, especially in fiction and memoir
* Learn how to find and assess reliable sources (including online content, archives, books, and interviews)
* Develop strategies to integrate researched material smoothly into narrative work
* Recognise common research pitfalls and how to avoid them

What will I need for my course

Please bring a notepad and pen/pencil to your first lesson. If you do have equipment appropriate to the subject, please bring it.

What can I do next

Your tutor will advise you on follow-on courses.
You can attend further vocational courses which will cover additional skills and use those you have already learned in different ways to help perfect them or progress to accredited qualification courses, where offered.

Additional Information

From 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) require that learners attending this course must identify their primary purpose for learning. This course is not available for learners whose main aim is to learn a hobby, or for leisure/pleasure.

To get the most out of your course we recommend you attend at least 85% of your sessions. If you do have a pre-arranged commitments booked during term time, please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcome.

For Health & Safety, please do not wear open toed shoes.

It is important to note that art and craft courses are practical and require a degree of manual dexterity. Also, please make your tutor aware of any pre-existing health conditions that may impact on your learning.
If you need to bring a carer with you, or another adult please speak to the Curriculum Leader for the course.

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Joining your course

Delivered online

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If you require any information about joining this online course then please call 03000 41 22 22 and quote the Course Code ONL/150858/Q/PF.