Creative Writing: Ages 15–18
Refine the voice you already have.
About this course
An advanced creative writing course for teens ready to refine their voice. Students explore personal style, advanced narrative technique and multi-genre writing, while receiving guided feedback to improve clarity, depth and expression.
What is included
- Advanced narrative technique
- Individual written feedback
- Multi-genre experimentation
- Portfolio-ready finished pieces
Who this course is for
Ages 15–18 who write seriously and want to sharpen rather than start. Useful for personal statements and portfolio applications as a side effect.
What you will be able to do
- Identify and develop your own style rather than imitating
- Use structure, perspective and tense as deliberate tools
- Take direct critique and revise without starting over
- Leave with polished pieces suitable for a portfolio
How the course is structured
Session 1: Voice
What makes writing recognisably yours, and how to stop borrowing.
Session 2: Perspective and tense
How the same story changes depending on who tells it and when.
Session 3: Multi-genre
Working outside your comfort zone on purpose.
Session 4: Workshop
Full critique cycle on work in progress.
Session 5: Polish
Final revision with detailed written feedback.
Frequently asked questions
Indirectly but genuinely: the pieces can support a portfolio, and the editing skill shows in a personal statement.
A short piece most weeks. Students who cannot manage it one week are not left behind.
Within a narrow band. Groups are capped at five so the level can be matched properly.
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How it runs
Live online · workshop: taught live, never pre-recorded, with sessions recorded afterwards so students can revisit anything they missed. Timings are arranged around school and time zones, and we reschedule when exams or travel get in the way.
Learning Bubble teaches online to students across Pakistan, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, as well as the Gulf, the UK and North America. You will need a laptop or tablet with a working camera and a reasonably stable connection. If a course requires any materials at home, we send the list before the first session.