Explore History, Culture & Writing

This workshop, designed for authors who have finished their manuscript, offers practical advice on finding and approaching a literary agent.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This short, fun workshop is the perfect starting point for students who are writing for the first time or new to the poetry path. Join us for thought-provoking writing exercises and poetry theory for beginners.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Some moments in our lives are so powerful they beg to be shared with the world. This continuation course guides students in developing a memoir project that will resonate and inspire.

This advanced workshop is designed for students who have already completed introductory and intermediate creative-non fiction courses and would like to focus on workshopping their writing.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer in possession of a single pen can compose an unforgettable romance novel. This six-week course will guide students through the plotting of modern romance stories.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This inspiring workshop encourages students to explore a range of techniques and approaches for writing about your own life.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Would you like to workshop, edit and polish your picture book texts for young children? This course is designed for advanced picture book writers wishing to hone their skills and improve their own stories.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Learn how to build futuristic worlds and set them to explore thought-provoking concepts in this course on writing science fiction.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

This advanced level film studies course will introduce you to a range of theoretical approaches to the study of film. It will consider some of the earliest attempts to think about film, studies that borrowed methodologies from other disciplines. As early as 1915, for example, writers were applying psychology to film analysis, exploring the emotional responses of audiences to this still new medium. Early theorists argued for film as a distinct art form, and we will examine a number of their key texts. In the 1960s, film studies began to develop as a specific subject of study in universities in the US and the UK, once again deploying perspectives from other subject areas. We will examine a number of these theories and consider their continued importance for the analysis and understanding of film today.