With Nick Hunt, author of Red Smoking Mirror, Outlandish and Where the Wild Winds Are This course is an introduction to writing imaginative and speculative fiction – from sci-fi and fantasy to alternate history. You will learn techniques for world-building and peopling different realities; imagining utopias, dystopias and possible futures; how to write strong characters and structure your storyline; […]
Have you got an idea for a Film, TV drama or animation? Have you ever wondered how TV dramas get made and what goes into distilling drama into compelling, revealing moments? If you’re curious and would like to explore some of the key elements to writing drama for the screen, then sign up for this […]
This is an advanced course suitable for those who have taken the six-month novel course with Raw Writing or a comparable course. Part-payment plans can be arranged if you’d like to pay in three instalments. August 5th – £300 October 5th £300 December 5th £300 Please contact carla@rawwriting.co.uk if you’d like to arrange this. Exeter Phoenix SESSION DATES FRIDAYS […]
With its criminals, cops, and everything in between, crime fiction is this country’s best-selling genre. But what makes it so popular? And why? What sets it apart from any other genre? And more importantly, how can you write it? This will be a course that covers character, dialogue, landscape and dramatic narrative. It will also […]
3 MONTH COURSE November: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th December: 2nd, 9th, 16th 10.30-12 In this course, we will read poets of the twentieth century, including the modernist poet T.S. Eliot (The Waste Land , 1922) and move towards some important poets of the mid-century, the period of Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin, and Sylvia Plath. MORE INFORMATION […]
Have you got an idea for a Film, TV drama or animation? Have you ever wondered how TV dramas get made and what goes into distilling drama into compelling, revealing moments? If you’re curious and would like to explore some of the key elements to writing drama for the screen, then sign up for this […]
Experiment with different forms, including the short story, mindful writing and memoir. This four-week course has been designed so you can try out a variety of types of writing and have a great time while doing so! Carla Jenkins is the founder of Raw Writing and an award-winning writer and teacher. Her debut novel, Fifty […]
Experiment with different forms, including the short story, mindful writing and memoir. This four-week course has been designed so you can try out a variety of types of writing and have a great time while doing so! Carla Jenkins is the founder of Raw Writing and an award-winning writer and teacher. Her debut novel, Fifty […]
14.00-15.30 Monday January 12th, 19th, 26th and 2nd Feb From ancient epic to modern lyrics, humans have expressed their most important experiences in the form of poems. So reading and writing poetry expands our understanding of different times and cultures and helps us think about what it means to be human. This introductory course will give […]
17.30-19.00 Monday January 12th, 19th, 26th and 2nd Feb From ancient epic to modern lyrics, humans have expressed their most important experiences in the form of poems. So reading and writing poetry expands our understanding of different times and cultures and helps us think about what it means to be human. This introductory […]
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