Writing

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.

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  1. Digital photography printing with Adobe Photoshop
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Dominic Harris
    Want to give your portfolio or exhibition prints the professional edge? This hands-on course will guide you in printing top-quality inkjet (or giclee) prints as used by fine art photographers. Get to grips with Adobe Photoshop and our top-of-the-range Epson photo printers, and experiment with different paper types and inks.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00
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  2. Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £20.00
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  3. Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  4. French 2: revision course
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 29 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Come and join this lively short revision course on Saturdays, either to consolidate what you have just learnt or to revisit some of what you have learnt some time ago.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  5. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  6. Streets of Horror, Streets of Hope: The East End, 1888
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Sarah Wise

    Because of the ‘Jack the Ripper’ killings, the late-Victorian East End can be read as a cityscape of poverty and fear. But there is another Whitechapel – a magnet for a variety of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds who sought to grapple with the problems of the modern city and to create a better life.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  7. Learn English - learn about London (entry 2-entry 3)
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Do you want to improve your English and learn about London at the same time? This course will help you feel more confident about living in London and using your English. You will visit interesting places and learn about the history of the city and the people who live there. You will also learn about important events in the city in the past and now. You will improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing. You will learn a lot of new words to describe people and places and how to express yourself fluently and correctly.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
    Full fee £59.00 Concession £30.00
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  8. French film matinée
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stephanie Radet
    With proceeds going to the City Lit Student Bursary, the French Film matinée is a chance to round out the term with a fun movie matinée in the college. The film will be presented by tutor Stéphanie Radet.



    The film we will be watching is Les 400 coups by François Truffaut (1959), a film about Antoine Doinel, a semi-autobiographical character and a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  9. Gender, Desire and the Body in Poetry
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Ranging from sixteenth century love sonnets via bawdy Restoration verse to a Victorian eroticised poetic narrative, this course examines how the language of love and desire, and the poetic representations of gendered bodies, provide an idiom that can be used to express both conservative and more subversive cultural ideas.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  10. Natural Face Lift: taster workshop
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Mark Woollard
    Interested in anti-ageing facial massage tecniques but don’t know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction? This highly effective and popular massage can delay the visible signs of ageing, without the need for invasive surgery. Perfect to use on yourself or friends and family.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  11. French 3: revision
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Pierre Porcheron
    Come and consolidate your upper-intermediate French. You will develop your listening skills and practise your oral French by taking part in discussions, debates on news items and cultural events.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  12. Lunchtime lecture: Louise Bourgeois, the abject and the erotic
    Course start date:  Wed 9 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    An introduction to the art of Louise Bourgeois, its feminism, both erotic and abject. We explore Bourgeois as a sculptor, printmaker and performance artist, looking at how she was influenced by psychology and biography.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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  13. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £195.00
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  14. Italian summer: practise and consolidate 3
    Course start date:  Wed 9 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Consolidate your upper intermediate level of Italian in this interactive class. Further practise the main topics and grammar points learned at level 3 lower and 3 upper through some speaking and listening activities. A summer revision course for intermediate learners who would like extra practice to consolidate their learning over the summer and prepare for future courses.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  15. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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