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- Writing and rewriting fairytalesCourse start date: Sun 21 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Helen CoxOnce upon a time there was a City Lit workshop all about writing fairytales. The quest: to inspire writers to pen stories of love, fear, forests, revenge, dragons, witches, kings, queens, frogs and magic.
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 - Universal horror: classic horror cinema from Universal StudiosCourse start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyUniversal had its greatest successes of the classical era with a series of horror films with which it will forever be associated. It's classic horror figures define the golden age of horror cinema, while the memorable performances of stars such as Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi established them as horror legends. Explore and enjoy these classic horror films and their lasting legacy for the genre.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Looking at design: Arts and Crafts to Art DecoCourse start date: Sat 4 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersStudy the design reform movements – Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic Movement, Art Nouveau and Art Deco – and analyse a wide range of products, including fashion and textiles, graphics, furniture and architecture within their social, historic and artistic context. Includes a museum visit.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Create your first poetry collectionCourse start date: Sat 4 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie IrigarayYou've written and workshopped your poetry, and now you're ready to create your first collection. But where do you begin with that process? This workshop offers instruction and advice on putting together your first poetry collection.
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 a short filmCourse start date: Sun 5 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sharmila ChauhanWould you like to write a script for a short film? This short course offers an insight into the fundamentals of screenwriting through tutor input, writing exercises, group work and discussion.
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 - Picture book writingCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lou KuenzlerWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - How to get an agentCourse start date: Tue 14 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil ArkseyThis 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.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Write a short story in a weekendCourse 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 - Craft focus: how to edit your novelCourse 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 - Hammer Horror: classic horror cinema from Hammer StudiosCourse start date: Sat 18 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyHammer's vivid, full-bloodied horror films were met with popular acclaim and critical disapproval but are now recognised as constituting a major area in British popular cinema. Explore the films, their popular and critical reception, Hammer's distinctive approach to style, and the way in which the films offer an alternative to other, more restrained and respectable modes of British cinema.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00
- 20th century design: modern and post-modernCourse start date: Sat 8 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersStudy the dominant design aesthetics of the twentieth century – its development, successes and fall from popularity. Movements will include Constructivism, the Bauhaus, Pop and Punk. Design practices will include graphics, architecture and furniture. #arthistory #weekendcourse #design #modernism #bauhaus.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - How to write sex scenes in fictionCourse 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 - How to develop a sustainable writing practiceCourse start date: Sun 9 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: KR MoorheadCreate a routine that will help your long-term ambitions as a writer.
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 - Hollywood's star attraction: Marilyn MonroeCourse start date: Sat 15 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ann-Marie FlemingMarilyn Monroe was one of the most popular stars of the 1950s and continues to be a well-known star in the 21st century. This course will examine her success and legacy by analysing a variety of sources, such as film, magazines and advertisements to assess why she is so important to our understanding of the fifties.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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