这个课程旨在讨论如何写少年小说，重点在于小说的写作方法，而非小说的审美观点。讨论的范围包括，写小说与写故事的区别、写少年小说与写一般小说的区别、写少年小说所需注意事项、如何写出吸引少年读者的作品、如何确保故事符合逻辑、如何把故事写得高潮迭起、如何让少年读者手不释卷、故事的哪些部分该放大发挥、故事的哪些部分该缩小简略、少年小说的种类与风格等等。以中国经典少年小说作为讨论的范本，探讨名家的写作技巧、叙事手法与写作动机。向名家借镜，学习成功的写作方法，开辟自己的写作道路。
This workshop aims to focus on the creation of young adult novels. During this workshop, participants can expect to discuss on topics such as the key matters to be aware of while writing a young adult novel and the differences between writing a novel catered for young adults and a typical novel. Participants will also explore on the different genres of young adult novels, ways to create climax in the novel and methods to captivate the attention of young adult readers while ensuring the story remains logical. Participants will also be empowered to discover their own writing style through analysing narrative techniques and writers’ motives of some of the most classic young adult novels from China. Through this workshop, participants can also expect to understand on the key areas to place emphasis on while writing a young adult novel.
Khor Ewe Pin was born in the state of Kedah, Malaysia in the year 1955. A former teacher, he obtained his first degree in Zoology (University of Malaya), after which he pursued a postgraduate Masters in Education. He had also worked as an editor (both textbooks and others) and was a feature writer too. He started writing teenage novels in 2006. He sold the publication rights of 34 titles to Qingdao Publishing Group and Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House in The People’s Republic of China, to publish his books in simplified Chinese since 2010. He won the first prize in the 4th Xiang Qing Novella Writing Competition, and also came out tops to win the 1st Mahan Literary Award. In year 2020, he won the 6th Nanyang Chinese Literature Award. In year 2021, as a result of home quarantine pandemic prevention, he came to be acquainted with digital illustration. The publication of his first picture book Huha! Huha! serves to fulfill his long-standing wish to become an artist.
No partial sessions accepted. The first session will take place on 9 Oct.
VENUE: Online
LINK: To be provided to registrants
EVENT WEBSITE: ACWP (for registration)
DATE AND TIME
9, 16, 23, 30 Oct 2021, 9.30am–12pm, $125 / $50