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Do you want to start writing? Are you ready to learn online?

This course is aimed at beginners and takes 12 weeks to complete. It covers developing your creative writing skills. It is taught online and requires approximately six hours a week study time. Passing this course will give you 10 credit points that can count towards an Open University degree.

It runs throughout the year with start dates in February, May and October.

• Start Writing Fiction (A174)

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