Course Title: Creative Writing for Journalism
¥19,800
Course Code: CWJ101-WS
Course Period: 2025/11/29-12/6
Day: Sat
Time: 13:30-16:20
Hours: 6
Sessions: 2
Instructional Language: English
English Proficiency Level: Advanced,High Intermediate
Location: In-Person (Tokyo), Online (Zoom)
Course Description: Explore the creative side of journalistic storytelling in this practical two-day workshop. This intensive module combines core journalism with a creative writing approach to craft engaging news and feature stories. Participants will learn how to identify compelling angles, develop narrative flow, and bring stories to life beyond just facts and figures. Whether your interest lies in human-interest profiles, business features, or social issue reports, this module offers hands-on exercises, personalized feedback, and real-world writing strategies to sharpen your voice and storytelling. To ensure maximum individual support and learning effectiveness, enrollment is limited to 12 students for the writing lab.
Learning Objectives:
・Build storytelling skills that improve writing fluency and narrative structure
・Strengthen your ability to communicate ideas clearly and creatively in English
・Gain practical experience through guided exercises and constructive feedback to boost confidence in writing
Who should take this course:
・Writers, journalists, and language learners seeking stronger writing skills
・Professionals looking to create more engaging reports
・Anyone interested in creative, effective storytelling in English.
Textbook: No required textbook
Instructor: Dan Sloan
Instructor Biography: Dan Sloan is a veteran multimedia journalist, who wrote for Eurobiz Japan and other media after working at Reuters for 17 years. He is a frequent public speaker and commentator on current events, corporate communications and Japan for professional organizations and academic groups, a university instructor, and author of "Playing to Wiin: Nintendo and the Video Game Industry's Greatest Comeback." He is a former president of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan and a former Board Member.