LGBTQI+ Short Story 8-week course, with Adam Shackleton
Fridays @ 14.00 > 15.30;
March – 13th, 20th, 27th
April – 17th, 24th (no sessions 3rd and 10th)
May – 1st, 8th, 15th
Entering writing competitions is great fun and brilliant for building up your writer’s CV if you get placed. Join this eight-week course where, at the end of it, you’ll have a 2000-word short story that you can be proud of, and that is competition-ready.
We’ll be closely analysing stories by established and emerging authors writing about the experiences of the LGBTQI+ community, such as;
- Kate Roberts,
- Jon Ransom,
- Matt Cain,
- Mihangel Morgan, amongst many others.
Using these stories, we will consider the fundamental aspects of short story writing, including: plot and structure, characterisation, and voice.
The course will include two workshopping sessions where you’ll be given feedback from Adam Shackleton and the rest of the attendees, and you will also give feedback on their short stories. Guidance and support will be given on how to do this.
You’ll be expected to do a lot of reading and writing in between sessions, and a full course outline and reading list will be sent once you’ve signed up. Places are limited to eight so everyone (and their stories) are given the attention they deserve.
Free entry into the Raw Writing Short Story competition (worth £25) when you sign up for this course! The deadline for the Raw Writing Short Story competition is 17th June 2026, the word count is 2000 maximum, and the prize will be a mentoring package (six sessions) with a published writer, a place on a six-month Raw Writing course, and publication in the Raw Writing Anthology.
