Becoming a freelance professional copywriter is simultaneously incredibly easy and terrifyingly difficult. The easy part happens because there’s no internationally-recognised certifying body for copywriting; anyone who wants to do the work, and can get customers, can do it. …

If someone enjoys using language and has a way with words, does that make them good at professional copywriting? Not necessarily. The professional copywriter needs a lot more than strength in language to be able to grow and sustain a career in this field. …

How much of a freelance professional writer’s job is actually writing? And what kind of writing is involved, is it all social media posts, blogs, or something else entirely? …

A freelance professional copywriter’s work is rewarding, intense, interesting, and demanding. There are some very good reasons — and some bad reasons — for choosing this as a career. Let’s look at three bad reasons and three good reasons to consider this line of work. Most people can write, many…

Online learning at Quantico Centre for Communication + Information Literacy is designed to give learners flexibility and interactivity while maintaining the rigour and comprehensive nature of Quantico CCIL workshops and courses. …

We’ve become more discerning consumers in many ways; we have learnt how to read food labels, check how something is made and where it’s coming from. Clearly, we care about what goes into the food we consume. But what about the information we consume? Do we know what’s going into…

The National Arts Council in Singapore has announced a one-off funding window for artists and arts organisations in Singapore, to support capability development initiatives. Here’s essential information about this, and what it means for participants of our training workshops. What’s the one-off application cycle about? There are usually three application…

When people come together to talk about a common experience, these conversations are about more than their own memory or understanding of the experience. A common experience, when discussed in a group of people, becomes bigger than, and sometimes even different from, what really happened. Certain aspects of the experience…

This month, we’re looking at how to talk about the arts, why these conversations are so important, and how to deal with the challenges of technology and digitisation. It’s no coincidence that community and communication share the same prefix — a great reminder of the powerful connection between the two…