Radio Drama Writing is a course in the Creative Writing and Authorship track, delivered by Al Qurain Training Center in Doha, Qatar, and taught by Anwar Abdulrahman Al-Taneeb, author of radio series broadcast on Kuwait Radio. It focuses on writing for sound, dialogue and building episodes and series, and ends with a certificate of completion in cooperation with the International Business Council.
After this course, you will be better prepared for
- Writing for the ear: a scene the listener follows without pictures.
- Writing dialogue that defines a character through voice.
- Writing a radio script with sound and effects cues.
- Building an episode and a series with connected events.
Who is this course for?
- Fiction writers who want to write for radio
- Makers of drama podcasts
- Teachers and school radio supervisors
- People working in audio content
What do you receive?
- Course materials and sample radio scripts
- An applied project: a complete radio episode script
- A group read-through of your script in participants' voices, with the trainer's notes
- A certificate of completion from Al Qurain Training Center, in cooperation with the International Business Council
Why this programme?
Kuwait Radio has broadcast three series written by Anwar Abdulrahman Al-Taneeb: "Shi Ma Sma'touh" (2022), "Safha Ydeeda" (Ramadan 2024) and "Ya Sameen Al-Sout" (summer 2024). You learn from her how to write a script the listener understands on first hearing.