- Adobe Photoshop: a detailed introduction
Course start date: Fri 27 Nov 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoThis course offers a solid introduction to Adobe Photoshop, designed for beginners who want to learn the most effective and professional way to use the software from the ground up. Explore essential tools and techniques for editing images, creating digital artwork, and enhancing visual content-ideal for aspiring designers, photographers, and creatives looking to build confidence and skill in Photoshop.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Memoir writing: a taster Course start date: Mon 30 Nov 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie GartonDo you have a personal story to tell that will move, delight, stir and inform readers? This short course guides students in planning and crafting a memoir.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Writing for children: a taster Course start date: Tue 1 Dec 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeFind out more about writing children's stories in this practical and interactive, short taster session.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Journalism: a taster Course start date: Thu 3 Dec 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laura SilvermanWhat makes a great story? Discover what goes into a magazine or newspaper article and be inspired to write your own.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - How to get an agent Course start date: Sat 5 Dec 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie ChardThis intensive workshop offers students insider, need-to-know information on securing a literary agent.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Film studies taster Course start date: Mon 11 Jan 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Paul SuttonLearn how to evaluate and discuss films while enjoying a working example of a City Lit Film Studies class. In this class we will view and explore clips from a number of films, including popular remakes, enabling us to consider and compare themes and techniques from differing filmmaking countries. There will be a chance to review - in brief - film courses at City Lit (January - April 2027).
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Craft focus: introduction to novel plotting Course start date: Sun 17 Jan 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: KR MoorheadExplore 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 £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Writing an academic essay Course start date: Fri 22 Jan 2027 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: William BradyA crash course in essay writing – beginnings, middles and ends. Suitable for students on A-level and access courses or undergraduates.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - The Odyssey reading group (in translation) Course start date: Wed 27 Jan 2027 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayHomer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work in translation.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00 - Magic in the ancient worldCourse start date: Wed 3 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ann JeffersHow do you define magic and divination? Why has the Western world traditionally viewed magic as opposed to religion and science? These and other issues will be discussed in this thought-provoking course.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - LinkedIn: a detailed introduction Course start date: Sat 6 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeIn this longer, in-depth course, take a look at the crucial features to get started on building your network with LinkedIn.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - World-building for fantasy and speculative fiction writers Course start date: Sat 6 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Victoria M. AdamsLearn how to build worlds that lend your fantasy or speculative fiction credibility, richness and the kind of depth that leaves readers wanting more.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - The art of writing the personal essay Course start date: Sun 14 Feb 2027 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lawrence BradbyFollow in the footsteps of Dorothy Parker, George Orwell and Zadie Smith with this taster course on the personal essay, a continuously thriving genre of autobiographical writing.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Writing comics and graphic novels Course start date: Mon 15 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Bobby JosephLearn the skills to write comics on this introductory course. Discover the history and key features of the medium and create your own project.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Art and Ideas: What is visual language? Course start date: Thu 18 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ian TucknottThis course is for students and creative practitioners interested in visual language as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work and build an understanding of your own visual language.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00
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