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- Craft focus: character in fictionCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tasha KavanaghIn fiction, character and plot are inseparable elements of craft. Without characters there can be no action or plot. In this short course you will learn how to create characters that can drive a narrative forward and deepen its themes.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Craft focus: voice in fictionCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sophie McKenzieAll fiction must speak to us as readers. It must communicate atmosphere and plot, character and layers of meaning with a unique 'voice'. In this one-day course learn what 'voice' really means in fiction and how to develop this complex identity for your story.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Autobiography into fiction: getting startedCourse start date: Sat 18 May 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick BarlayLearn how to turn real-life experiences into gripping fiction in this fun short course for fiction writing beginners and experienced writers. Develop your writing skills and explore techniques for transforming personal stories into strong narratives.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - How to spark your creative writingCourse start date: Sat 8 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lucy PopescuDiscover the joy of creative writing! Leave stress and worry at the door and find new ways to express your creativity on this fun, dynamic and supportive short course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Masters of style: reading and writing Virginia WoolfCourse start date: Sat 15 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Thomas McMullan, Patricia SweeneyVirginia Woolf was one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers. Her approaches to writing character interiority were at the forefront of modernist literary innovations. This day workshop explores the literary interpretations of several seminal texts and writing exercises that encourage you to experiment with Woolf’s stream-of-consciousness style.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £30.00 - Queering characterisation: writing LGBTQIA+ charactersCourse start date: Sat 22 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charlotte HeatherJoin this interactive one-day course which brings together essential elements of characterisation and its relation to plot through the lens of queer writing. You will delve into elements of craft in characterisation while referring back to examples and questions of LGBTQIA+ representation and histories in literature.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - How to write a novel synopsis and query letterCourse start date: Sun 23 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie ChardThis one-day workshop teaches students how to write a query letter and synopsis of their completed manuscript, essential requirements of submitting to agents and publishers.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - World-building for fantasy and speculative fiction writersCourse start date: Sun 9 Feb 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: KR MoorheadLearn how to build worlds that lend your fantasy or speculative fiction credibility, richness and the kind of depth that leaves readers wanting more.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - How to write a thrillerCourse start date: Sat 13 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sophie McKenzieLearn the art of writing a thriller novel, from concept and character to the twists and turns of story pacing.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Craft focus: scenes in fictionCourse start date: Sun 14 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Thomas McMullanLights, camera, action! Scenes in fiction are like those in film: we watch the action unfold, as a story moves toward its conclusion. In this short course you'll learn about this essential unit of fiction craft, and develop scenes that grab readers' attention.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Writing flash fiction: getting startedCourse start date: Sun 21 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ThomasA sideways glance: succinct, powerful. This short workshop on the essential components of flash fiction will teach you to tell a complete story in very few words. Please note: this course will have a 2-hr break from 12:30-14:30.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Writing the cityCourse start date: Sun 28 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rowan Hisayo BuchananThrough a combination of close observation and texts both old and new, you'll explore the depiction of inner city life in fiction, and write your own fiction inspired by the urban landscape in this short course. - Writing true crimeCourse start date: Sat 5 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Learn how to research and write a compelling true crime novel or script.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Craft focus: mastering descriptive languageCourse start date: Sat 25 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sophie McKenzieDescriptive language can provide texture and clarity to a story, promoting reader engagement and a sensory experience. In this short course, learn how to create vivid descriptions that will elevate your prose. This course will support writers of fiction and non-fiction.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Writing the body in fictionCourse start date: Sat 15 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Explore how to write bodies that bring your fiction to life in this short course suitable for those with some experience of creative writing.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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