On this page you'll find information on all authors' workshops, workshop topics, schedules, and enrolment options.
Authorship + Publishing Workshops.
Learn how to become a professional writer and published novelist; create rich worlds and write delicious characters that your readers want to live in and long to become.
Introduction to Publishing
Introduction to Publishing gives aspiring authors and writers a solid understanding of the book and media publishing industry as it stands today, and where it will be tomorrow. This is a comprehensive publishing workshop that covers the entire process, from preparing your manuscript for final edits to meeting with publishing agents and signing book deals. The workshop is delivered individually or in very small groups to facilitate a constructive and realistic understanding of the publishing industry for both, first-time and experienced authors.
Takeaways.
You will learn how the publishing industry works today, the myriad ways available to become published, and select the best options for negotiating royalties, choosing agents, and establishing solid fan-bases to drive engagement around your books and your brand.
• Understand how the publishing industry works
• Learn about self-publishing vs using agents
• Create marketability for your books and brand
• Account for hidden costs and fees
• Drive reader-interest through fan-bases and appearances
• Deep-dive into Amazon and CreateSpace marketplaces
Abilities.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to navigate the publishing industry with confidence and clarity, and relate effectively with the officers and pros of the publishing industry. There are no conditions or pre-requisites for attending this workshop.
Careers.
Life-Booster: This workshop gives you the skills to upgrade or boost your existing career. Your instructor will help you with career advice and any professional work support you require, during the copywriting course. Career support and job advice is applicable primarily to industries and markets locally within Singapore.
Introduction to Authorship
Authorship is a highly popular, and popularised career, with plenty of opportunities, obstacles, and overarching effects. This workshop on authorship teaches you not only how to write for personal or business purposes, but also gets you to master the entire process of writing, from idea generation and drafting, to clarifying the narrative process, making a point, and aligning your content with your audience. This workshop prepares you for a lifetime as a career author, focusing on getting your first book out, then your second, third, fourth and so on.
Takeaways.
You will learn what authorship actually means, in a world where word processors are produced. You will use your ideas, aspirations, and passions to build universes for your readers, and create worlds from words that your audiences want to live in and belong to.
• Create worlds from words that matter to readers
• Bridge the gap between real and realistic
• Think in design-led perspectives to express intangible ideas
• Extend your inspiration to several genres
• Construct characters that come alive beyond the page
• Start a stable, profitable career as a full-time author
Abilities.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to write original stories and texts that audiences want to read and belong to. You will be able to write for both fiction and non-fiction purposes, and build meaningful relationships between your characters and readers, and blur the lines between your world and the one we exist in. There are no conditions or pre-requisites for attending this workshop.
Careers.
Life-Changer: This workshop gives you the skills to switch careers, start your own business, and/or boost your existing career. Your instructor will help you with career advice and any professional work support you require, during the copywriting course. Career support and job advice is applicable primarily to industries and markets locally within Singapore.
PIC Scheme Eligibility
If you are a Singapore-based resident, you may be eligible to apply directly for the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme from IRAS under ‘Training of Employees’. You can apply for up to a maximum of S$10,000 total credit per year, under the current PIC scheme up to YOA 2018. [+] More on the PIC Scheme
Uniformed Services Subsidies
If you are a part of a uniformed services organization you may be eligible to apply for Quantico’s internal subsidy for your training workshops and courses at Quantico. This subsidy is for all gazetted uniformed services (the armed forces, police force, civil defence, medical organizations, and uniformed youth groups) approved by the government for the Republic of Singapore.
Workshop Topics.
Publishing Workshop
1 Day Workshop • S$500
Day One
Understanding What Publishing Means
Day One
Drafting and Preparing Your Manuscript
Day One
Examining Publishing and Media Channels
Day One
Setting a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Day One
Sourcing for Book-Publishing Agents
Day One
Understanding The Royalty Process
Day One
Navigating and Dealing with Publishing Deals
Day One
Go It Alone – Self-Publishing Options
Day One
Setting Your Own Price Considerations
Day One
Dealing with Rejection and Acceptance
Day One
Protecting Your Copyright and Intellectual Property
Day One
Demystifying and Applying for ISBN
Day One
Organising Book Tours, Signings and Events
Day One
Next Time Round: Preparing for Future Runs
Day One
Start Your Own Publishing Business in Singapore
Day One
The Future of the Publishing Industry
Authors Workshop
2 Day Workshop • S$950
Day One
Creating Fiction and Nonfiction Universes
Day One
Asking Questions of Your Characters and Personas
Day One
Narrative Framework: Syntax and Pace
Day One
Owning Your Voice as a Writer and Observer
Day One
What Builds Reader Connections with Stories?
Day One
Crafting Characters into Real People
Day One
Use Dialogue to Advance Plot and Character
Day One
Building Symbols and Iconography
Day Two
Writing a Life: Characters, Time, and Space
Day Two
Perspectives and Multiple Points of View
Day Two
Variable Narrative Structures and Voice
Day Two
Authoring for Local and Global Cultures
Day Two
Selling, Signing, and Content Marketing
Day Two
Storytelling in the Digital Millennium
Day Two
Exploring Young Adult (YA) Fiction Genres
Day Two
Career Author: The Manuscript Process
Your Story and Writing Career Begins at Quantico. You decide where it goes.
Owing to the nature of this field, and delivery of these two workshops, ‘Introduction to Publishing’ and ‘Introduction to Authorship’ are extremely popular workshops at Quantico, and spaces are almost always filled. The workshop size in Quantico Singapore’s facilities for both these courses are a maximum of 1:3. This is to ensure two quality matters:
First, as authors ourselves we know the amount of individual attention required to train and coach an aspiring author in his or her own unique ways and styles of expression.
Second, your ideas deserve maximum attention and maximum privacy. To reduce the potential for idea-stealing or IP-theft, we keep the number of participants to a maximum of three per instructor. These quality measures drive a much higher rate of success for these workshops and creates a safe, conducive environment for authors like you to express yourself and your ambitionsconfidently, and in confidence.
Customize A Workshop.
Our workshops are customizable. At Quantico, we understand that organizations and institutions have unique requirements and particular goals to accomplish. Each of our workshops can be re-designed to meet the particular objectives of your organization. If you would like a custom workshop to fulfil your objectives, please contact us at +(65) 6573 7370 or via email to hello@quantico.com.sg
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When you come for a workshop at Quantico, you are entering a world of human stories, of lifelong learning, and a community of content experts committed to broadening and deepening the skills and capabilities of communications professionals.
We’re a full-fledged communications and research firm. That means you get to work first-hand with live projects and apply your theories to real-world applications. We’re widening the boundaries of what content is capable of producing at work, within our families, for our societies, and across our planet. Each discovery cycles back into your workshops. So your workshops are consistently evolving to keep pace with trends, and remain ahead of what’s possible in the field.
After all, the purpose of copywriting is to sell; not just products and services, but ideas, ideologies, people, emotions, organisations, campaigns, countries, faith, relationships, and leadership. In other words, you’re an integral part of a world full of stories. Everyone is a walking, talking story. Everyone has a story tell. Be the one to tell them. We’ll show you how. Welcome to Quantico’s Workshops.
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AccorHotels Asia Pacific
AccorHotels Greater China
AccorHotels Hong Kong
ACE Insurance
Agency for Integrated Care
AIA
AIESEC International
Alliance Era Pte Ltd
Art Science Museum (ASM)
Asia Pacific Maritime Trade Show
Asia Television Forum
Audi
AXA Insurance
BAG Networks
Baiduri Bank
Baron’s Strong Brew
Bayer CropScience
Boys’ Town Singapore
Bureau Pte Ltd
BusinessChina
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canopy Design
Chan Brothers Travel
Charities Aid Foundation South East Asia
CHIJMES
Civil Service College (CSC)
ClearPath Sdn Bhd
Confex MICE
Contact Centre Association of Singapore
DBS Bank
DBS Vickers
Delphys Singapore
Dow Chemical Company
DST Telecoms Brunei
Duke-NUS Graduate School of Medicine
Employment and Employability Institute (e2i)
Esplanade Theatres By The Bay
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts
Fairfield Methodist Alumni Association
Far East Management Pte Ltd
Far East Hospitality Pte Ltd
Fullerton Financial Holdings
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Gems Advisors (Asia) Pte Ltd
George P. Johnson
Gold Roast White Coffee
Goodrich Global
Google
Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy
Hai’s Pte Ltd
Havas Media Pte Ltd
ibis Singapore
Infocomm Development Authority (IDA)
INSEAD
International Data Corporation (IDC)
Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG)
International Enterprise (IE) Singapore
IP Academy Singapore (IPOS)
Iron Ore Week Singapore
Isobar
Knowledge Management Solutions (KMS)
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School
Lantiq Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Lazada South East Asia
Lazy Lizard Restaurant and Bars
Marina Bay Sands
McCann World Group
MediaConcepts
Metro
Mendaki (Yasan Mendaki)
Mindshare
Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI)
Ministry of Education (MOE)
Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore (NUS)
National Youth Council Singapore (NYC)
Navis Capital
Neo Garden Catering
Nippon Paint
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Novotel
NTUC
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OCBC
Omron
One World International School
People’s Association Singapore (PA)
Persatuan Permudi Islam Singapura
POSB Bank
PPIS
PSA Corporation Ltd
Reed Exhibitions
Regent Corp-Werkz
Republic Polytechnic
Ricoh
Ripe Australian Fruit Juices
River Safari
RMA Contracts Pte Ltd
ScreenSingapore
SE10
Shenton Wealth Holdings
Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC)
Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)
Singapore Kindness Movement
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore Post (SingPost)
Singapore Science Centre
Singapore Swimming Club
Singapore Tourism Board
Singapore Zoo
Singtel Telecommunications Pte Ltd
Singtel Mobile Pte Ltd
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Sofitel So Singapore
ST Electronics
Standard Chartered Bank
Starhub
TUM Asia
Upper Storey Pte Ltd
Vantage Point
Warees Investments Pte Ltd (MUIS)
Wesley Methodist Church
Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Workforce Development Agency (WDA)
Zurich Insurance
100% Design Singapore
3M