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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12 courses available
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- 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 - 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
- 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
- Writing inspiration jamThis fun, inspiring day workshop explores the many sources of inspiration available to writers in their everyday lives.
Online
Sun 9 May 2027Claire CollisonFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - How to develop a sustainable writing practiceCreate a routine that will help your long-term ambitions as a writer.
Online
Sun 6 Jun 2027KR MoorheadFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Oulipo: creative writing using constraints
What if the secret to unleashing your imagination was working against it? Discover the radical ideas of the French Oulipo movement, where creative constraints become a springboard for surprising, inventive writing. Experiment with challenging limitations - and find out what you're really capable of.
Keeley Street
Sat 12 Jun 2027Terry FreedmanFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Creative writing: finding flow
Discover a holistic, whole-body approach to writing that will help deepen your connection to your creativity.
Keeley Street
Sat 26 Jun 2027Sharmila ChauhanFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Beat writer’s block
A one day course for anyone who has started a project and lost their way, run out of momentum or found themselves staring at a blank page and wondering where the fun of writing went!
Keeley Street
Sat 10 Jul 2027Kate SmurthwaiteFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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