Are you looking for writing inspiration to kick off 2026? Do you want to become a better writer? Do you want to establish a regular writing practice? Do you want to join a writing community and enjoy a weekly Zoom get-together where you can discuss your writing week? If the answer to any of the […]
In this eight-week course between March > May, we’ll explore the contemporary poetry scene in the UK, Ireland and America. The diversity of voices at work today is exciting, at times overwhelming. We’ll sample writing from the T S Eliot and Forward Prizes, scan the poetry magazines and podcasts and sharpen our reading and writing […]
Comedy is often treated as a personality trait. You are either funny or you are not. On the page, though, comedy is a craft. It is timing, rhythm, point of view, surprise and what a sentence chooses to reveal or hide. In this course we will look at how writers use humour to tell sharp, […]
In this eight-week course, we’ll explore the contemporary poetry scene in the UK, Ireland and America. The diversity of voices at work today is exciting, at times overwhelming. We’ll sample writing from the T S Eliot and Forward Prizes, scan the poetry magazines and podcasts and sharpen our reading and writing skills as we tune […]
Tuesday 14.00-15.30 (8-week course) 10th, 17th, 24th March (no sessions 31st March and 7th April) 14th, 21st 28th April, 5th and 12th May ‘When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there.’ That’s a complete story. Google it! In this course we’ll look at some stories - or ‘stories’ - that don’t play by the rules of beginning, […]
Wednesday 14.00-15.30 11th, 18th, 25th March (no sessions 1st and 8th April) 15th 22nd, 29th April 6th 13th May Romance gets a bad press. It is often dismissed as predictable or synonymous with a very specific kind of paperback where everyone has perfect hair and feelings are neatly resolved by the final page. But real love, the […]
Wednesday 19.00-20.30 11th, 18th, 25th March (no sessions 1st and 8th April) 15th 22nd, 29th April 6th 13th May Course description: Coming soon!
Thursdays 19.00-20.30 on Zoom 12th, 19th, 16th March (no sessions 2nd and 9th April ) 16th, 23rd, 30th April, 7th and 14th May 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 […]
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 […]
13th, 20th, 27th March (no sessions 3rd and 10th April ) 17th, 24th April 1st, 8th, 15th May Fridays 14.00-15.30 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 […]
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