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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.

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  1. Craft focus: character in fiction
    Collage of photographs of people of different ages, genders and ethnicities
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 27 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tasha Kavanagh
    In fiction, character and plot are inseparable elements of craft. Without characters there can be no action or plot. In this short course you will learn how to create characters that can drive a narrative forward and deepen its themes.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00
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  2. Screenprinting in a day
    Last Few Places, Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 28 Apr 2024 (and 9 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Adam Hogarth
    In this fun, 1-day workshop you will be taught how to print and register a two colour screenprint using monoprint, colour blends and pre-made photographic screens. You will be taught some basic screen making process and insight into making digital artwork. This will set you up for longer and more advanced screenprinting classes.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  3. Japanese beginners: short introduction
    Course start date:  Fri 11 Oct 2024 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Noriko Inagaki
    Get a short introduction to the Japanese language and discover aspects of Japanese language culture in these communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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  4. Welsh reading club / Clwb Darllen Cymraeg Uwch
    Course start date:  Thu 2 May 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Come to improve your Welsh through reading a couple of short novels. This course aims at developing your understanding of the Welsh language as well as the pronunciation.



    Books details in the course outline below.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.







    Please note that there is no class on 30th May 2024.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
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  5. Welsh reading club / Clwb Darllen Cymraeg Canolradd
    Course start date:  Thu 2 May 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Come to improve your near-beginners Welsh through reading a couple of short novels. This course aims at developing your understanding of the Welsh language as well as the pronunciation.



    Books details in the course outline below.



    Please note that there is no class on 30th May 2024.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
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  6. Welsh reading club/ Clwb Darllen Cymraeg Sylfaen
    Course start date:  Thu 2 May 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Come and read some Welsh short stories together! You'll expand your vocabulary, see the grammar we learn in class come alive, and have an introduction to Welsh literature.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00
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  7. Scanning photography negatives, transparencies and prints
    Course start date:  Fri 3 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Dominic Harris
    Do you have boxes of old prints, negatives or transparencies gathering dust that you'd love to have digitised? Learn how to get your archive onto your computer using different methods from flatbed and film scanners to a digital camera.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  8. Instagram for business: introduction
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amber Raney-Kincade
    Learn how to use Instagram, the visual social media site, to market your business and communicate with your customers.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  9. Picture book writing
    Illustrated image of a small boy, a bear and a bird grouped in a green forest
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 27 Oct 2024 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Lou Kuenzler
    Would you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories, develop their ideas and technique.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  10. Alexander Technique: Workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 11 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kamal Thapen
    Discover how to return your body to its natural state of balance and poise in this beginner's guide to the Alexander Technique. Learn to become mindful of muscular and mental tension in this session.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  11. Build a website with WordPress
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 5 Oct 2024 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Swati Pandit
    WordPress is the world's most popular content management system, and it's free! On this intensive, one-day course you'll learn how to use it to build your own website.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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    Rating:
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    23  Reviews Add Your Review
  12. Art and creative thinking with Rod Judkins
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    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 13 Oct 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rod Judkins
    Art is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable.



    This exciting, one day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of Creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making. You will receive a signed copy of Art and Creative Thinking when you attend this course.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. Generative AI: a short introduction
    Course start date:  Fri 11 Oct 2024 (and 8 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Kate Scott
    This is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  14. Transference - Impact on Relationships in the 21st Century
    Course start date:  Fri 4 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Adrian Scott
    A short course on working on the theory of Transference and its impact on work, personal and social relationships. We will study the emergence of transference, how it was recorded and theorised; then move onto person experiences / lifestyles / family / childhood.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  15. Autobiography into fiction: getting started
    Woman sitting at a desk in a classroom studying a piece of paper
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 18 May 2024 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Nick Barlay
    Learn how to turn real-life experiences into gripping fiction in this fun short course for fiction writing beginners and experienced writers. Develop your writing skills and explore techniques for transforming personal stories into strong narratives.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00
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