AWARD SCHOOL APPLICATIONS ONLINE SOON

Applications to News Limited AWARD School will be available online from 16th January 2009. News Limited AWARD School is a special course run by the Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association industry for people who want to become copywriters or art directors in advertising. News Limited AWARD School is not so much about ads, as about ideas. The emphasis is on how to recognise a simple idea and then how to turn this into great advertising.

The application brief for this year’s News Limited AWARD School will be available to download from www.awardschoolonline.com on 16th January 2009, and will close on Friday, 30th January, 2009.

The 16-week part time course runs accross Australia from March to July each year in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. The course consists of a Monday evening lecture and Thursday evening tutorial. News Limited AWARD school invites lecturers and tutors from some of the most talented pool of people currently working in the industry. Previous lecturers include Jonathan Kneebone, Matt Eastwood, Steve Back and David Nobay. There is currently around 85% of creatives working in the industry who have completed the course.

The application brief will consist of questions that will require students to write ads. Applicants will have two weeks to complete their submission, and anyone can apply. All work must be submitted hand drawn this year, computer generated work will not be accepted. The names of successful applicants will be posted on the AWARD School website in early February.

The Perth start and finish dates are Thursday 6th April to Thursday, 23rd July 2009.