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Craft focus: narrative time in fiction
Weekend
Course start date: Sat 16 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vicky Grut
All fiction is bound by time: a story must begin and end. In this practical short course learn how time functions in fiction and, through practical writing exercises, how you can manipulate it to great effect. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £69.00
Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00
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Write a short story in a weekend
Weekend
Course start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vicky Grut
Turn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable for beginners who are comfortable learning at a fast pace. Includes a 2-hour break (12:30-14:30) each day.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00
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Writing fiction
Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Cecilia Knapp
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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £219.00
Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00
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Masterclass: fiction (a one-term intensive workshop)
Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
This intensive fiction workshop is open by selective application to a maximum of ten fiction writers working at the advanced and professional levels. You will receive rigorous constructive feedback on your novel or short story as you develop it with a view to publication, and participate in detailed tutor-led discussions on advanced elements of fictional craft. Application deadline: Sunday 31 March, 2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £369.00
Senior fee £369.00 Concession £369.00
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Developing your novel
Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna Richards
Have you started work on your novel? This course is suitable for experienced creative writers who want to make progress with a novel draft. Learn more about the art of novel writing and move your project forward in a supportive workshop environment.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £219.00
Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00
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Starting your novel
Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Got a great idea for a novel? Jump start your project in this supportive course that covers craft basics such as character and plot. Ideal for writers of fiction with some experience who have an idea for a novel.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £219.00
Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00
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Short story writing
Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vicky Grut
A hands-on introduction to the art of writing short stories. You will receive technical advice, creative exercises to generate ideas, and feedback to develop your writing skills.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £219.00
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Reading for writers: the short story (a fortnightly course)
Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eleanor Penny
The best way to write good short stories is to read a lot of good ones first. Dive into the best of short fiction, explore point-of-view, character and pacing, and begin to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing in this fortnightly course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £139.00
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Writing fantasy stories
Course start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Victoria M. Adams
Build fantastical worlds, fill them with compelling characters and learn how to structure innovative plotlines in this perfect introduction for those with a passion for fantasy.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £219.00
Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00
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Advanced fiction writing workshop
Course start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Livia Franchini
For experienced writers, this supportive but rigorous workshop offers the perfect opportunity to develop your novel or short story. Receive in-depth feedback and benefit from detailed group discussions on the art of fiction.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £229.00
Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00
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Autobiography into fiction
Course start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick Barlay
This course will help you develop techniques for transforming personal experience into fiction. You'll have the opportunity to improve your writing skills as well as your ability to give and use constructive criticism in a workshop environment.
Full fee £129.00
Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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Craft focus: introduction to novel plotting
Weekend
Course start date: Sun 21 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie Chard
Explore different approaches to novel plotting and learn how to plot your own novel successfully in this short course suitable for those who have begun writing a novel.
Full fee £209.00
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Craft focus: character in fiction
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
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Craft focus: voice in fiction
Weekend
Course start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sophie McKenzie
All fiction must speak to us as readers. It must communicate atmosphere and plot, character and layers of meaning with a unique 'voice'. In this one-day course learn what 'voice' really means in fiction and how to develop this complex identity for your story.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £69.00
Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00
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Getting away with murder: how to write crime fiction
Course start date: Mon 13 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Penny Joelson
Want to write a murder mystery that will knock readers dead? On this course you'll learn how to plot a murder most horrid and develop your writing to create maximum suspense.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
Full fee £139.00
Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00
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