Applications open for Copy School in Sydney; Only 20 places available for aspiring copywriters

September 13 2016, 9:49 am | BY Ricki Green | No Comments

Copy_School_NMW_Stacked_RGB.jpgApplications have opened for the latest Copy School, sponsored by NewsMediaWorks, featuring some of the country’s best creative talent as guest tutors.

Copy School is designed to encourage the best quality copywriting across all media channels and engages some of Australia’s leading advertising creative writers and creative directors, as well as news media editors, to pass on their knowledge and experience.

Copy School, to be held in Sydney from Monday 10th to Friday 15th October, is seeking 20 young copywriters, or those wanting to become a copywriter, to attend the workshop series.

For further information and applications, contact Kylie Hannah on 02 9692 6320 or kyliehannah@newsmediaworks.com.au.

Some of the industry’s most respected creatives and a senior newspaper editor will donate their time to be guest tutors at the Sydney Copy School including:

  • Jonathan Kneebone, co-founder and writer/director, The Glue Society
  • Mark Sharman, Sharms Consultancy
  • Dennis Koutoulogenis, creative, The Monkeys
  • Julian Schreiber, ECD/partner, Cummins&Partners
  • Wayne “Moose” Moore, creative consultant
  • Rowan Dean, editor at The Spectator Australia and Australian Financial Review and columnist for the Courier Mail
  • Philip Putnam, creative consultant
  • Ted Horton, founder/chairman, Big Red
  • Stephen Hutcheon, digital editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

Hosted by creative veteran Ray Black, Copy School will provide participants with a real world brief that must be presented on the final morning of the course.

The workshop fee is just $250 per student. Copy School will donate fees to The Salvation Army’s Oasis Youth Support Network and the fee is fully tax deductible.

CopySchool will be held at NewsMediaWorks’ offices in Pyrmont, Sydney.