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Ursula McHugh Federica Ferrieri Federica Ferrieri NEW CLASS Emma Marshall NEW CLASS Writing Speculative Fiction The Creative Path Italian Grammar Fix All Things Italian English for Beginners This is a series of highly enjoyable workshops that look at the cre ativity inherent in each of us which very often gets blocked, and for many, gets interrupted by the challenges of modern day living. Follow a path to develop your creativity through a programme that inspires spontaneity, imagination and fun using Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way as a toolkit. Explore why intuition, play and daydreaming are essential to innovation and change. Do you know a bit of Italian but you’re scared of its grammar? Or maybe quite passionate about it? In either case you’ll be happy to get your weekly grammar fix! Over the 12 weeks you will do plenty of interactive and fun activities about verbs, studying or revising the indicative present, the future, passato prossimo and imperfetto, the conditional, imperative and gerund. Suitable for Lower Intermediate and up. If you like “all things Italian”, this class is for you! Throughout the course you will do plenty of interactive and fun activities about the best-known symbols of Italy: coffee, the national anthem, the Italian flag, films, design, fashion, pizza & pasta, and even the famous Vespa! Join us to expand your vocab, improve your spoken Italian and get to know Italy at its best. Suitable for Lower Intermediate and up. This is a class for those who speak some basic English but would like to improve. The class would also be suitable for complete beginners. Grammar and vocabulary will be covered, with a focus on useful English for everyday situations. The teacher will adapt the classes to suit the level of the students in the class. This course is for those who have ever wanted - or are - exploring writing science fiction, fantasy or horror. The lessons will explore what goes into a speculative story, how to world build - and how to give that information - as well as how to sell the story and what markets are available. Delivered in an accessible manner, this course embraces the theory of writing spec fiction with business know-how and writing exercises. Jo is the author of five speculative fiction books, including the Inheritance Trilogy and Inish Carraig. Thursdays 7:30-9:30pm (18+ yrs) 12 weeks: 14 Sept to 7 Dec Fridays 10:00am-12:00pm (18+ yrs) 12 weeks: 15 Sept to 8 Dec £108 | £102 Fridays 3:45-5:15pm (16+ yrs) 12 weeks: 15 Sept to 8 Dec £102 | £96 Fridays 6:00-7:30pm (16+ yrs) Saturdays 11:00am-12:00pm  (16+ yrs) 12 weeks: 16 Sept to 9 Dec £96 | £90 12 weeks: 15 Sept to 8 Dec £102 | £96 Book with Crescent: 4 5 3 Book with Crescent: 4 2 3 Book with Crescent: 2 3 5 Book with Crescent: 3 9 3 £108 | £102 Book with Crescent: 3 5 0 Book online at www.crescentarts.org Jo Zebedee