Writing fiction
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Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
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Learning modes and locations may be different depending on the course start date. Please check the location of your chosen course and read our guide to learning modes and locations to help you choose the right course for you.
9 Dates Available
- Start Date: 16 Sep 2025End Date: 25 Nov 2025Tue (Evening): 19:40 - 21:40In PersonFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 22 Sep 2025End Date: 01 Dec 2025Mon (Daytime): 14:45 - 16:45OnlineFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 01 Oct 2025End Date: 10 Dec 2025Wed (Evening): 19:40 - 21:40In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)Course Code: HW360Tutors: Tasha KavanaghFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 12 Jan 2026End Date: 23 Mar 2026Mon (Daytime): 14:45 - 16:45In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)Course Code: HW034Tutors: Farhana KhaliqueFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 12 Jan 2026End Date: 23 Mar 2026Mon (Evening): 18:30 - 20:30OnlineFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 14 Jan 2026End Date: 25 Mar 2026Wed (Daytime): 12:30 - 14:30In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)Course Code: HW097Tutors: Tasha KavanaghFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 20 Apr 2026End Date: 13 Jul 2026Mon (Daytime): 14:45 - 16:45In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 11 sessions (over 13 weeks)Course Code: HW035Tutors: Jennifer ClaessenFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 21 Apr 2026End Date: 30 Jun 2026Tue (Evening): 19:40 - 21:40In PersonLocation: Keeley StreetDuration: 11 sessions (over 11 weeks)Course Code: HW058Tutors: Tasha KavanaghFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
- Start Date: 22 Apr 2026End Date: 01 Jul 2026Wed (Evening): 17:30 - 19:30In PersonFull fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
Any questions? writing@citylit.ac.uk or call 020 4582 0415
Please note: We offer a wide variety of financial support to make courses affordable. Just visit our online Help Centre for more information on a range of topics including fees, online learning and FAQs.
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Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
What is the course about?
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.
Students say: "I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."
What will we cover?
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing
- How to transform personal experience into fiction
- How to give and use constructive criticism.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home.
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit.
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Paper and pens or pencils.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.
All students are invited to join us at Late Lines, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to Between the Lines, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on Facebook and Twitter.
Bob Schultz See more See less
As a screenwriter, Bob Schultz has focused on high-concept stories told on a budget, finding success writing on spec, working for hire, ghostwriting, and providing consultation for independent producers in Los Angeles, New York, and London. His screenwriting portfolio includes more than 20 credits either produced, in production, or in development, and his series of Christmas shorts (Advent) will release throughout December 2025. Beyond screenwriting, Bob has cultivated a significant body of prose fiction work, with award-winning stories published in American newspapers including The Ravena News-Herald, the Greenville Record, and The Paper (Fort Pierce, Florida), international magazines (Script magazine, Daily Grindhouse), and short story anthologies (most recently Twisted, Volume 3: The Final Chapter, 2024). His latest anthology of short stories (The Athenaeum Club Mysteries) is set to be published in the winter of 2025, and his first novel (Operation: Coronation) in early 2026. Bob has served as an instructor and mentor at colleges and universities in the USA, England, and Sweden, as well as worldwide at festivals, conferences, and through private instruction.
KR Moorhead See more See less
KR Moorhead is a trans non-binary, neurodivergent writer and educator. Their novel, The First Law of Motion, was published by St Martin's Press in 2009. They lectured in Creative Writing for 14 years at the University of East Anglia, where they earned an MA in Creative Writing: Prose Fiction in 2007. KR also has a Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education Practice and Research, with a focus in feminist and other critical pedagogies. As a freelance creative writing mentor and facilitator, KR has launched FLUX: Trans* Writers Circle, a series of successful 'Crash Courses' in elements of writing and writing practice, and a programme of author and publishing industry professional events called An Audience With. They have facilitated sessions for Writers in Bloom, Beyond Form Creative Writing, Devotion Workshop, Norwich School of Creative Writing, and Oxbridge Academic Courses, and currently teach on Writing the Novel and the Writer's Portfolio for The University of Hull's online, part-time MA in Creative Writing.
Tasha Kavanagh See more See less
Tasha Kavanagh has an MA in Creative Writing from UEA where she studied under Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain. She has worked as a film editor on features including 'Twelve Monkeys', 'Seven Years in Tibet' and 'The Talented Mr Ripley' and has had 10 children's books published. Her debut novel 'Things We Have in Common' was published by Canongate in 2015 to critical acclaim and was shortlisted for major prizes including the Costa 1st Novel and Desmond Elliott Prize. She is currently writing her second novel.
Farhana Khalique See more See less
Farhana Khalique is a writer, voice over artist, teacher, and PhD student from south-west London. She’s a co-editor of Flash Fusion (2024), and her writing has appeared in Flash Fiction Festival Six, Tales from the City, Best Small Fictions, and more. Farhana has judged the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize and she’s a submissions editor at SmokeLong Quarterly. She’s been teaching English for over 15 years, and she’s taught writing workshops with Writers & Artists, SmokeLong, Flash Fiction Festival, and more. She’s currently doing her PhD at Queen Mary, University of London.
Alex Pickett See more See less
Alex Pickett is the author of a novel, The Restaurant Inspector, and his debut short story collection is forthcoming in 2024. His stories have appeared in numerous journals including The Southern Review, Passages North, and Southeast Review and have twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He has held editorial positions at the American literary journals Subtropics and Cream City Review, and has written and produced comedic short films and music videos that have screened at festivals across North America. He earned his MFA in fiction writing from the University of Florida. He is currently working on a new novel. His website: https://www.rapickett.com/
Jennifer Claessen See more See less
Jennifer Claessen is an author and theatre-maker. She was born in Reading so, of course, grew up a book worm. Her debut novel, The October Witches, was released by UCLan Publishing in the UK in 2022, Simon & Schuster US in 2023 and is the first book of the ‘A Month of Magic’ trilogy. The December Witches follows this winter. Amongst her current teaching, Jennifer leads artsdepot’s ‘Creative Circle’ for older adults, delivers 'Creative Writing Labs' at Ministry of Stories and is a freelance facilitator for First Story and Mayfair Library. Most recently, she has been awarded funding by Waltham Forest Council to establish 'Write for Joy', an inclusive literary festival celebrating reading and writing for pleasure.
Nick Barlay See more See less
Nick Barlay is the author of four acclaimed novels and one book of non-fiction. He has written award-winning radio plays, short stories and wide-ranging journalism. He has previously taught fiction, life writing and Guardian Masterclasses on writing family history.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>. <br />
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This is a live online course. You will need:<br />
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.<br />
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.<br />
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.<br />
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Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
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This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br />
<br />
<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br />
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br />
- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br />
- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br />
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br />
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. <br />
<br />
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.<br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
No further costs. Bring your ideas and writing materials.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br />
<br />
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br />
<br />
All students are invited to join us at <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines" target="_blank">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href=" https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.
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Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2026-01-12 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br />
<br />
<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br />
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br />
- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br />
- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br />
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br />
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. <br />
<br />
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.<br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
Paper and pens or pencils.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br />
<br />
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br />
<br />
All students are invited to join us at <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines" target="_blank">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href=" https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.
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Writing fiction
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Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2026-01-14 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br />
<br />
<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br />
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br />
- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br />
- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br />
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br />
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. <br />
<br />
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.<br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
No additional costs. Please bring writing materials.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br />
<br />
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br />
<br />
All students are invited to join us at <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines" target="_blank">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href=" https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.
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2025-09-16T00:00:00+00:00
Some experience
Sep 2025
Writing
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Writing fiction
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Bob Schultz
writing-fiction/hw291-2526
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2025-09-16 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br />
<br />
<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br />
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br />
- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br />
- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br />
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br />
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. <br />
<br />
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.<br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
Paper and pens or pencils.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br />
<br />
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br />
<br />
All students are invited to join us at <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines" target="_blank">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href=" https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.
virtual
1188115
Writing fiction
259
259
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/catalog/product/w/r/writing-fiction-hw035-1024_23.jpg
InStock
Evening
Wed
Keeley Street
Available courses
11 weeks or longer
Weekday
2025-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
Some experience
Oct 2025
Writing
HW360
259
259
Writing fiction
259
130
259
Tasha Kavanagh
writing-fiction/hw360-2526
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2025-10-01 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br />
<br />
<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br />
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br />
- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br />
- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br />
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br />
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. <br />
<br />
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.<br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
Paper and pens or pencils.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br />
<br />
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br />
<br />
All students are invited to join us at <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines" target="_blank">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href=" https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.
virtual
1188259
Writing fiction
259
259
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/catalog/product/w/r/writing-fiction-hw035-1024_25.jpg
InStock
Evening
Mon
Online
Available courses
11 weeks or longer
Weekday
2026-01-12T00:00:00+00:00
Some experience
Jan 2026
Writing
HW605
259
259
Writing fiction
259
130
259
Alex Pickett
writing-fiction/hw605-2526
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2026-01-12 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br />
<br />
<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br />
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br />
- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br />
- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br />
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br />
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. <br />
<br />
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.<br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
Paper and pens or pencils.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br />
<br />
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br />
<br />
All students are invited to join us at <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines" target="_blank">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href=" https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.
virtual
2541538
Writing fiction
259
259
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/catalog/product/w/r/writing-fiction-hw035-1024_112.jpg
InStock
Daytime
Mon
Keeley Street
Available courses
11 weeks or longer
Weekday
2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00
Some experience
Apr 2026
Writing
HW035
259
259
Writing fiction
259
130
259
Jennifer Claessen
writing-fiction/hw035-2526
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2026-04-20 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br/><br/><b>Students say:</b> I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor; everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive; it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles; I have taken a lot away from this course.
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br/>- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br/>- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br/>- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br/>- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br/>- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
Paper and pens or pencils.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br/><br/>Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br/><br/>All students are invited to join us at <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting">Twitter</a>.
virtual
2541823
Writing fiction
259
259
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/catalog/product/w/r/writing-fiction-hw035-1024_113.jpg
InStock
Evening
Tue
Keeley Street
Available courses
11 weeks or longer
Weekday
2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
Some experience
Apr 2026
Writing
HW058
259
259
Writing fiction
259
130
259
Tasha Kavanagh
writing-fiction/hw058-2526
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2026-04-21 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br/><br/><b>Students say:</b> I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor; everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive; it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles; I have taken a lot away from this course.
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br/>- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br/>- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br/>- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br/>- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br/>- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
Paper and pens or pencils.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br/><br/>Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br/><br/>All students are invited to join us at <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting">Twitter</a>.
virtual
2541838
Writing fiction
259
259
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/catalog/product/w/r/writing-fiction-hw035-1024_114.jpg
InStock
Evening
Wed
Keeley Street
Available courses
11 weeks or longer
Weekday
2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00
Some experience
Apr 2026
Writing
HW365
259
259
Writing fiction
259
130
259
Nick Barlay
writing-fiction/hw365-2526
Lovers of fiction can develop their creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction writing craft such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2026-04-22 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br/><br/><b>Students say:</b> I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor; everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive; it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles; I have taken a lot away from this course.
Lovers of fiction can develop their creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction writing craft such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br/>- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br/>- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br/>- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br/>- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br/>- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
Paper and pens or pencils.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br/><br/>Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br/><br/>All students are invited to join us at <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting">Twitter</a>.
virtual
259
259
130
HW033,HW034,HW097,HW291,HW360,HW605,HW035,HW058,HW365
NONE
Mon,Wed,Tue
16/09/25 - 25/11/25
19:40 - 21:40
19:40
21:40
11 sessions (over 11 weeks)
11
11 weeks or longer
Weekday
KS
Online,Keeley Street
KR Moorhead,Farhana Khalique,Tasha Kavanagh,Bob Schultz,Alex Pickett,Jennifer Claessen,Nick Barlay
Some experience
Available courses
2025-09-22T00:00:00+00:00,2026-01-12T00:00:00+00:00,2026-01-14T00:00:00+00:00,2025-09-16T00:00:00+00:00,2025-10-01T00:00:00+00:00,2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00,2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00,2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00
Daytime,Evening
Sep 2025,Jan 2026,Oct 2025,Apr 2026
Writing
259
259
Writing fiction
writing-fiction/hw033-2526,writing-fiction/hw034-2526,writing-fiction/hw097-2526,writing-fiction/hw291-2526,writing-fiction/hw360-2526,writing-fiction/hw605-2526,writing-fiction/hw035-2526,writing-fiction/hw058-2526,writing-fiction/hw365-2526
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.,Lovers of fiction can develop their creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction writing craft such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
0000-Available|2025-09-16 00:00:00
This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br />
<br />
<b>Students say:</b> <i>"I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor"; "everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive"; "it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles"; "I have taken a lot away from this course."</i>,This course invites you to consider various aspects of fiction, including character, structure, and point of view. Published work will be read and discussed so you can discover how and why it succeeds in telling an involving story. This is a very hands-on, practical course, and exercises in class will stimulate your imagination and get you producing fiction of your own. Your writing will be critically appraised and you'll gain confidence, skill, and insight into the creative process.<br/><br/><b>Students say:</b> I appreciated the interaction with other writers, the feedback received and the experience of the tutor; everyone was friendly, open-minded and supportive; it gave me the chance to experiment with new writing styles; I have taken a lot away from this course.
Develop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.,Lovers of fiction can develop their creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction writing craft such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br />
- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br />
- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br />
- How to give and use constructive criticism.,- Techniques for telling a great story, including structure, dialogue, characterisation and point-of-view<br/>- How to read critically and to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing<br/>- How to transform personal experience into fiction<br/>- How to give and use constructive criticism.
- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br />
- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br />
- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.,- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity<br/>- Finish at least one piece of fiction writing, and know its strengths and weaknesses<br/>- Continue to produce work on a regular basis.
This is an intermediate course suitable for students who have taken Ways into creative writing at City Lit or a similar course elsewhere. You will need to be an enthusiastic reader of prose fiction and feel comfortable sharing your work with others. Suitable only for students with reading and writing fluency in English.
A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. <br />
<br />
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.<br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.,A combination of writing exercises, presentations by your tutor, analysis of published writing, and group discussions. There is a strong emphasis on producing your own work and your tutor will set short reading and writing assignments to be completed at home. <br />
<br />
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.
No further costs. Bring your ideas and writing materials.,Paper and pens or pencils.,No additional costs. Please bring writing materials.
You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br />
<br />
Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br />
<br />
All students are invited to join us at <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines" target="_blank">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href=" https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.,You may wish to consider another intermediate creative writing course at City Lit such as Starting your novel or Short story writing. Alternatively, if you feel ready to submit your work for rigorous constructive feedback you are welcome to enrol in one of our Advanced fiction writing workshops.<br/><br/>Our Craft Focus series is also available to writers who wish to focus on an isolated element of fiction writing craft. We offer short intensive courses in developing character, plot, setting, point of view, and more. See our website or contact the department for advice on how you can develop a programme of fiction writing study.<br/><br/>All students are invited to join us at <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting">Twitter</a>.
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