Creative Writing Courses
Fancy trying your hand at creative writing? Or are you looking to take your passion for writing to the next level? Find your inspiration to write at the college where Andrea Levy, Malorie Blackman, Anna Burns, and other celebrated authors studied.
Learn the art of creative writing from published writers in a range of courses designed to support and encourage your creativity. You'll explore your own potential, discover a range of literary forms and techniques, and develop your writing skills. Our courses will help you grow your confidence and passion for writing, while motivating you to achieve your personal goals.
Workshops available both online and in-person
To help you fit your studies around your busy life, you have the freedom to either learn creative writing online in the comfort of your own home, or in a classroom setting from our Central London location. Whatever your preference, you'll be able to meet fellow learners, interact, share, and learn in a way that motivates and inspires you. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
Choosing a level that's right for you – beginner to advanced level
Whether you're completely new to creative writing, have some previous experience, or you're writing at the professional level, we have courses that can support your needs. Our goal is to provide a supportive space in which you feel empowered to experiment, express your ideas, and challenge yourself to write creatively to a level that feels right for you.
Find your voice and nurture your creativity
On our courses, you'll receive guidance on how to give and receive constructive feedback on written work, and learn how to use that feedback to improve your writing. You'll share ideas and sharpen your critical thinking skills through close analysis of peer and published work, as well as growing your vocabulary, your communication skills, and your knowledge of the mechanics of writing.
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22 courses available
- Creative writing: finding flow
Discover a holistic, whole-body approach to writing that will help deepen your connection to your creativity.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 
Ways into creative writing: intensiveNot sure whether creative writing is for you? Give it a try on one of these fun and supportive short courses covering the basics of fiction and poetry. Increase your confidence and produce work through guided exercises and discussion.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00- Ways into creative writing: a gentle pace
Are you brand new to creative writing? Do you want to build your confidence in a supportive environment alongside other beginners? This gentle short course guides students taking their first steps on the path to becoming a creative writer.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Writing and rewriting fairytalesOnce 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.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
- Developing your creative writing: intensive
This supportive intermediate short course will encourage you to develop your writing skills further through exercises in several kinds creative writing, including fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Suitable for learners with some experience of creative writing.
Keeley Street
Wed 4 Nov 2026Farhana KhaliqueFull fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Creative writing: getting startedGive creative writing a try on this fun and supportive short course. Ideal if you want to express yourself but need help in getting started. Guided exercises will encourage you to experiment and unlock your imagination.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
- Creative writing: a tasterGive creative writing a try in this fun and supportive one-off taster session. Ideal if you want to unlock your imagination and express yourself, but need a bit of encouragement to get started.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
- How to get an agentThis 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
- Creative writing for fun
Indulge your creativity in this relaxed and playful short course through a variety of creative writing exercises and games. Festive fun for groups looking to bond and individuals hoping to make new friends!
Keeley Street
Wed 9 Dec 2026Bob SchultzFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - The 60 minute writer
Fit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being experimenting with poetry and prose.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £103.00 - Developing your creative writingThis supportive intermediate course for writers with some experience will provide inspiration, technical guidance and feedback on your work, as well as helping you to sustain your writing practice. You will be working with other aspiring writers and benefit from the support and encouragement that working with a group over a whole term can bring.
This course supports several kinds of creative writing, including prose fiction, poetry, reflective writing and memoir, whether they are finished pieces or works-in-progress.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £181.00 - Craft focus: grammar, syntax, and style for creative writersGreat poetry and prose begin when the writer puts the right words in the right places. Learn how and why the rules and conventions of language matter in this new course, which combines creative writing with a review of essential points of grammar.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
- Ways into creative writingWant to have a go at creative writing in a supportive environment? Join one of these introductory courses. Guided exercises will give you the tools to explore language creatively and find your own writing voice.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00
- How to write strong women charactersCelebrate strong women for International Women's Day with this inclusive one-off session on how to create your own, powerful fictional women.
Online
Sun 7 Mar 2027Sharmila ChauhanFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Craft focus: grammar, syntax and style for creative writers - getting startedGreat poetry and prose begin when the writer puts the right words in the right places. Learn how and why the rules and conventions of language matter in this new course, which combines creative writing with a review of essential points of grammar.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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