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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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  1. Explore: film poster design
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rebecca Thomas

    Using iconic film posters from the 20th century as inspiration, learn how to design and create a compelling poster for your favourite film.

    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  2. Life painting: experimental approaches
    Abstract painting of women
    Course start date:  Thu 29 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amanda Bracken

    Explore imaginative, dynamic approaches to painting the figure using a variety of approaches: be inspired by new ways of seeing and access innovative ways of approaching your life painting. Suitable for those with some previous life drawing experience.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  3. Improve your speaking voice: taster
    Course start date:  Thu 29 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Giles Abbott
    A taster class to introduce you to how you can improve the quality of your voice and standard of speech through relaxation, breath technique and articulation. This taster class will take place in one of our studios.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  4. Life drawing: sculptural approaches from 2D to 3D
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 8 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Annie Attridge
    Explore imaginative, dynamic approaches to drawing the figure with a variety of media: be inspired by new ways of seeing and access innovative ways of approaching your drawing.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  5. Become more lipreadable
    Young woman speaks during group therapy
    Course start date:  Fri 13 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Lorraine Braggins
    Do you know a hard of hearing or deaf person who needs to lipread you? Find out how lipreading works and how you can make some small adjustments in order to become more 'lipreadable'.







    This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  6. Pottery on Saturdays
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 21 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lauren Ilsley
    Learn lots of different ways of making pottery, from handbuilding to throwing. Look at a variety of different ways to decorate your work. All levels welcome.
    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00
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  7. Ceramics: surface printing on clay
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 23 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lauren Ilsley
    Working with silkscreen, paper stencil, block and potato printing on unfired clay, biscuits and glazed surfaces, you will create pattern and narrative images with slips, oxides, glaze and on-glaze on simple mould forms and tiles.
    Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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  8. Florence Price: an introduction to her music
    Course start date:  Tue 24 Feb 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katy Hamilton

    Florence Price is one of the most important African-American composers of the early twentieth century. Come and explore the extraordinary life and musical legacy of this brilliant musician whose works are only just being ‘rediscovered’, 70 years after her death.

    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  9. Teatime Talks: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, imagined portraits
    Teatime Talks: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, imagined portraits
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Chantal Condron
    One of the most absorbing contemporary artists working in the UK today, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye paints startling ‘portraits’ of characters entirely derived from her imagination. Discover aspects of her artistic process and the ideas and themes behind her paintings on this course.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  10. Illustrating narratives
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Mar 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ciara Flood

    On this course you will explore practical methods of storyboarding and the ability to take a narrative and translate it into a sequence of images. This skill is essential for children’s book illustrators, graphic novelists, animators and film makers. 

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  11. Submitting your short stories to magazines
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vicky Grut
    This is a fast-track course to help you hone and prepare your short stories for submission to magazines and publishers.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  12. How to write strong women characters
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 8 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Celebrate strong women for International Women's Day with this inclusive one-off session on how to create your own, powerful fictional women.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  13. Writing environmental essays and features
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Laura Silverman
    Learn what makes environmental writing sing and how to write an article or blog post, from research to editing.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  14. Writing historical fiction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 22 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Richards
    Dig into the past to craft historical fiction that speaks vividly to contemporary readers. From Hilary Mantel to C.J. Sansom, learn techniques writers use to turn historical record into compelling fiction.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  15. Write your screenplay: from idea to first draft
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 28 Mar 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clive Ford
    A good screenplay starts with a good story but it also needs structure, good characters and interesting twists. This is a course for writers who have an idea they think is ready to go. We’ll look at the best ways to grab the viewers’ attention from the off, and at the end of the course you’ll get a chance to pitch your ideas.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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