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 […]
Do you feel that you don't dance enough nowadays? When was the last time you danced? Really danced? Writers spend a lot of time sitting, and it's good to counteract that with movement. Sign up for some of the best disco classics and more fun than you can handle in one hour and fifteen minutes. […]
You’ve heard of ‘The Silent Book Club’ where people read together in silence… Exeter Phoenix, in collaboration with Carla Jenkins of Raw Writing, is delighted to announce the return of ‘The Silent Writing Club,’ a place where you can write in silence with others. Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play […]
Come and meet a warm, creative group of people who love reading and writing at our monthly RAW Writing Meetup in Exeter. We'll be meeting at The City Gate, 1 Iron Bridge, North St, Exeter EX4 3RB on Friday 27th March 2026 from 5-7pm. Find us in the Snug! This is a relaxed, welcoming space for writers, readers, […]
Compelling Characters Sign up here for membership. Sunday 29th March 19.00-20.30 Join Fiona Williams, the author of The House of Broken Bricks, for a workshop on WRITING 3-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS. She will invite you to connect with your characters at a greater depth and look at the ways in which they can be shaped into real, […]
Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop. Florence Green decides to open a bookshop in a small town. What could be more charming? But not everyone wants a bookshop or approves of the books she wants to sell. A timeless gem describing what happens when someone shakes up a community set in its ways. A comic and moving […]
Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop. Florence Green decides to open a bookshop in a small town. What could be more charming? But not everyone wants a bookshop or approves of the books she wants to sell. A timeless gem describing what happens when someone shakes up a community set in its ways. A comic and moving […]
Do you feel that you don't dance enough nowadays? When was the last time you danced? Really danced? Writers spend a lot of time sitting, and it's good to counteract that with movement. Sign up for some of the best disco classics and more fun than you can handle in one hour and fifteen minutes. […]
'Nothing is so beautiful as spring', said Gerard Manley Hopkins. And who could disagree? Come and join us for a celebration of spring in the words of Hopkins and his fellow poets, from medieval times to today. There will be daffodils, trees coming into leaf, April's sweet showers, melting snow, lambs, at least one serpent, […]
Exeter Phoenix £285 (Payable in three instalments of £95. Please email carla@rawwriting.co.uk to arrange.) Fridays 14.00-15.30 Friday 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd May & 5th, 12th, 19th 26th June Thinking about writing your memoir but unsure where to begin? Join me for an eight-week course designed to give you a strong foundation and the confidence to […]
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