From picture books to teen thrillers: learn the art of writing for children and young adults on our range of weekday, evening and weekend courses. Our tutors are all successful children's authors who can provide guidance and constructive feedback as you get to grips with the genre and begin to write your story. All our writing courses are taught by practicing writers.
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Courses available both in-person and online
We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between in-person and online learning.
Learn in the centre of London with our in-person courses. Our purpose-built facilities in Covent Garden mean we are ideally located and easy to get to.
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.
Develop your children's story with support from classmates and tutor. This course follows on from 'Starting your children's book'. New students are welcome and invited to submit work to the Writing department before being accepted onto the course.