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Course start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024 (and 9 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick BarlayDevelop 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.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Short story writing Course start date: Fri 19 Apr 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annabel BanksA 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.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Developing your novel Course start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah LeipcigerHave 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 £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Advanced fiction writing workshop Course start date: Thu 3 Oct 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Livia FranchiniFor 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 £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00 - Craft focus: introduction to novel plotting Course start date: Sun 21 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie ChardExplore different approaches to novel plotting and learn how to plot your own novel successfully in this short course suitable for those who have begun writing a novel.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00 - Craft focus: character in fiction Course 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 - Starting your novel Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maame BlueGot 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.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00 - Craft focus: voice in fiction Course 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. - Write a short story in a weekend Course start date: Sat 18 May 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vicky GrutTurn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable for beginners who are comfortable learning at a fast pace.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - Autobiography into fiction: getting started Course 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 - Craft focus: how to edit your novel Course start date: Sat 18 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah LeipcigerOnce your story is on the page, the editing process begins. Where do you start and what skills do you need? This course guides learners through the editing of a story or manuscript, exploring approaches to making line edits, improving narrative structure and more.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - Craft focus: novel plotting workshop (advanced) Course start date: Sun 26 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie ChardGain fresh insight into your novel's plot in this advanced course designed to help you find a structure that showcases the story you want to tell. Suitable for those with a novel in progress.
Please note: sessions include a 1-hour break. - How to spark your creative writing Course 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 - How to write sex scenes in fiction Course start date: Sat 8 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maame BlueLearn how to write compelling and convincing sex scenes in this short course suitable for those writing fiction.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - Masters of style: reading and writing Virginia Woolf
Course start date: Sat 15 Jun 2024Location 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
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