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Students Try To Persuade People To Get Creative On Their Course

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Some of the 2nd year, Creative Writing for Digital Media students in IT Tralee, front row, from left: Audrey Houlihan, Lianne Ahern, Sharon Cahill, Stephen Roche, Cayleigh Chan. Back row: Conor McCarthy, Jack Godley, Eamonn Hickson, David Rusk and Rosie Browne. Photo by GavinO'Connor.
Some of the 2nd year, Creative Writing for Digital Media students in IT Tralee, front row, from left: Audrey Houlihan, Lianne Ahern, Sharon Cahill, Stephen Roche, Cayleigh Chan. Back row: Conor McCarthy, Jack Godley, Kate O’Connor, Eamonn Hickson, David Rusk and Rosie Browne. Photo by GavinO’Connor.

IT’S the time of year when leaving cert students CAO decisions weigh heavily on their minds.

The students of one course particular course at IT Tralee are trying to persuade LC students to choose their course, as they’re afraid the course is in danger of being discontinued in the future.

The uptake for the Creative Writing for Digital Media course hasn’t been great and the students have been singing the praises of the studies to TraleeToday.ie.

Audrey Houlihan, is a second year, mature student who came to the Creative Writing for Digital Media course after finishing a journalism course in Kerry College of Further Education.

Audrey has experience as a freelance journalist but, since starting the course, has set her sights on being a playwright.

The aim of the course is to produce graduates who can work as professional writers who can work as journalists, scriptwriters and creative writers for TV, radio, gaming among others.

“I found the course has given me more confidence to submit work and to enter competitions as well,” said Audrey.

“There are so many avenues graduates from the course can go down. We did a movie last year, we’re doing a documentary this year, we’ve also been writing poetry, so there something  for everyone who’s interested in writing,” said Audrey.

The head of the course,  is  Peter Van de Camp, who is an ex-UCD lecturer and has published 18 books.

“Writing  is a craft and yes, a craft is something you can learn,” said Peter.

“Once you can really write, you open a portal to enjoyment and indeed, the chances of having a good job can also happen,” said Peter.

If you’re a student with a healthy imagination and flair for storytelling, IT Tralee’s Creative Writing for Digital Media could be a course worth looking into.

You can check out the goings on with the course on their Facebook page here