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Writing Courses & Workshops Online & in London

Be inspired to write, and learn how to get published at the college where Andrea Levy, Malorie Blackman, Anna Burns, and other celebrated authors studied. Read our success stories to see what's possible for you as a writer.

Learn from published authors

Whether you're just starting out or ready to publish your first book, the benefits of our writing courses include expert tuition from a published author and feedback on your work as you develop your writing skills. There will also be opportunities to participate in group discussions and activities with fellow students.

Unheard Voices Scholarship

City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for 'Unheard Voices' provide three annual awards to fund one year’s study within the Creative Writing department at City Lit. Learn more >

Courses available both in-person and online

Join us in the heart of London for in-person classes. Our modern campus in Covent Garden is easy to reach and buzzing with creativity. With modern purpose-built facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, it’s the perfect space to support your learning journey. Explore our facilities >

Prefer learning online? Our live online courses bring expert teaching to you, wherever you are.

Whether you choose to study in-person or online, all our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. Wherever and however you want to learn, we’re here for you.

Courses available both in-person and online

We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between in-person and online learning.

Learn in the centre of London with our in-person courses. Our purpose-built facilities in Covent Garden mean we are ideally located and easy to get to. 

See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.

All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, we've got the class for you.

See what it's like be part a City Lit online creative writing course.

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  3. Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapists
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Louise Hillyer, Anita McKiernan, Amy Stewart
    Designed for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.
    Full fee £449.00 Senior fee £449.00 Concession £449.00
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  4. Fairytales Remade
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Fiona McCulloch
    This online course introduces a selection of fairy tales from the First Golden Age of Children’s Literature, occurring in the latter half of the 19th century until the early 20th century. We will focus upon L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan (1911), George McDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin (1872), and Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (1863).
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  5. Return to Spanish (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pilar Villanueva Martinez
    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your lower intermediate Spanish. You wil review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 2 upper course in September or level 2 course in the summer.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  6. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  7. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 May 2025 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado
    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.







    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  8. Italian beginners: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 14 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anita Szabo

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.’

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  10. Heaven and hell in world religions
    Course start date:  Tue 27 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    Compare and contrast the afterlife beliefs of the five major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Explore how these ideas developed and influenced each other.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  11. Ways into poetry: intensive
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 27 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Toby Campion, Sarah Westcott
    Are you just starting to write poetry? This shorter version of our introductory Ways into poetry course offers an opportunity to experiment with language and a variety of poetic devices. Discover the key elements of a poem in a friendly and interactive class.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  12. Designing textiles online
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 27 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    This intermediate course will improve your Adobe Photoshop pattern tiling skills while learning new basic vector drawing skills in Adobe illustrator. We will improve on creating narratives for print design using multiple motifs and storytelling. Not suitable for beginners. You will need your own access the Adobe Creative Suite on your Mac or PC before class.
    Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £263.00 Concession £214.00
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  13. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  14. Economic paradigms: are there alternatives to capitalism?
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 29 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Explore diverse economic theories beyond capitalism in economic paradigms with regards to the alternatives of capitalism and broaden your understanding of global economic systems.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00
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