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Explore our extraordinary range of History, Culture and Writing courses and lectures. We offer both introductory and specialist in-depth courses to suit all levels of interest and experience, from ‘How to read a film’ and World literature, to Creative non-fiction writing courses and American history and Politics courses.

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  1. Writing fiction
    Overhead view of typewriter, notebooks, pens and other assorted objects
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 10 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jonathan Barnes
    Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £209.00
    Rating:
    87% of 100
    15  Reviews Add Your Review
  2. Developing your novel
    Pile of open books on the ground
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 8 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Leipciger
    Have you started work on your novel? This course is suitable for experienced creative writers who want to make progress with a novel draft. Learn more about the art of novel writing and move your project forward in a supportive workshop environment.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £209.00
    Rating:
    91% of 100
    18  Reviews Add Your Review
  3. Advanced fiction writing workshop
    Two women and a man sitting at a classroom table with pens and paper, talking to each other
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Apr 2023 (and 10 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Thomas McMullan
    For experienced writers, this supportive but rigorous workshop offers the perfect opportunity to develop your novel or short story. Receive in-depth feedback and benefit from detailed group discussions on the art of fiction.
    Full fee £219.00
    Rating:
    93% of 100
    9  Reviews Add Your Review
  4. Starting your novel
    Hands typing on a typewriter
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sophie McKenzie
    Got a great idea for a novel? Jump start your project in this supportive course that covers craft basics such as character and plot. Ideal for writers of fiction with some experience who have an idea for a novel.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £209.00
    Rating:
    94% of 100
    7  Reviews Add Your Review
  5. Ways into creative writing
    Woman with pen and notepad looking thoughtfully into the distance
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 18 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Claire Collison
    Want to have a go at creative writing in a supportive environment? Join one of these introductory courses. Guided exercises will give you the tools to explore language creatively and find your own writing voice.
    Full fee £209.00
    Rating:
    97% of 100
    23  Reviews Add Your Review
  6. Creative non-fiction
    Overhead shot of a desk with typewriter, flowers, coffee, camera, glasses, notebook and other objects
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 13 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paul Laffan
    Explore practical and imaginative approaches to creative non fiction, including travel writing, life writing and the essay. Analyse published work, produce your own pieces, and benefit from detailed feedback.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £209.00
  7. The smashing Saxons: 600-1066
    Course start date:  Tue 26 Sep 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    Why did Offa build his dyke? Were the Vikings just ‘long-haired tourists who occasionally roughed up the natives’? Was Alfred really that great? These questions and more will be answered as we study the rise and fall of pre-Conquest England.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00
    Rating:
    80% of 100
    1  Review Add Your Review
  8. Modern art: movements 1850-1900
    Pre-Raphaelite painting of a woman with long red hair, holding a golden chalice
    Course start date:  Tue 26 Sep 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Elizabeth Eyres
    Explore art and culture in the late 19th century, focussing on the major developments in modern art including the Pre-Raphaelites, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Symbolism, and their relationship to wider cultural contexts.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
  9. Starting your children's book
    Course start date:  Tue 26 Sep 2023 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Neil Arksey
    Always wanted to write a children's book? This practical course will develop your ability to write for different age groups and genres of contemporary children's fiction.
    Full fee £219.00
  10. Short story writing
    Coffee cup and open notebook
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Apr 2023 (and 11 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vicky Grut
    A hands-on introduction to the art of writing short stories. You will receive technical advice, creative exercises to generate ideas, and feedback to develop your writing skills.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £209.00
    Rating:
    97% of 100
    12  Reviews Add Your Review
  11. Advanced autobiographical writing
    Photograph of a typewriter on a table
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nick Barlay
    A supportive workshop for more experienced writers of autobiography who are ready to push their practice, explore new techniques and further develop their authorial voice.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £229.00
    Rating:
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    5  Reviews Add Your Review
  12. Introduction to art history
    Painting of a woman in the act of painting.
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    Are you interested in art and want to get more out of looking at art and exhibitions? Want to know what an art historian does? Develop your interpretative skills by exploring at how art is made and what social and cultural factors construct our understanding of it.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £229.00
    Rating:
    99% of 100
    18  Reviews Add Your Review
  13. In depth: early Renaissance
    Painting of a man asleep in front of a small hut, two shepherds approach him from the left of the composition
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Julia Musgrave
    Explore the incredible progress of early Renaissance art and ideas in Northern Italy. We look at key artists and their patrons; painting and decorative arts and the background to the Renaissance.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
    Rating:
    97% of 100
    7  Reviews Add Your Review
  14. Philosophy and memory
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anita Kasabova
    What is memory? How does memory impact our sense of self and time? Why does memory often go wrong? If our memory is unreliable, can it provide knowledge of our personal past? What is collective memory? This course explores memory from philosophical and psychological perspectives.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
  15. The nasty Normans: 1066-1154
    Norman Arrival in England scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting ships grounding and horses landing
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Jan 2024

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    The Norman Conquest was arguably the most catastrophic event in English history. Changes in language and law are still with us today. We can thank the Normans for words like ‘murder’, the imposition of inheritance tax and haute cuisine!



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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