Writing

This course combines writing with Mindfulness and Compassion. It includes simple exercises and meditation practices which will help you connect with your creativity. Whilst this course does explore so ...

Writing for All: for beginners and practised writers in all genres. We will try out different kinds of writing: short story, flash fiction, poetry and prose poetry looking at structure, point of view, ...

This workshop is for anyone who has been working on a novel - for months or years - but has gotten stuck. We will discuss how to write an engaging, satisfying plot, how to create complex, believable c ...

Ever wanted to start writing but felt unsure where to begin? Or perhaps you have already started and would like some extra motivation or guidance? On this course, we will explore how to develop your o ...

This course is for beginners and practised writers who want to write prose, poetry or script, telling stories, digging into memoir, or catching moments of importance. There will be exercises and promp ...

This course is all about learning how to play the 5-string banjo in the clawhammer style! Clawhammer (or frailing) is actually the original way of playing the banjo, and is still popular today. You ca ...

Ever fancied writing a novel but the mere thought feels overwhelming? Got an idea and do not know how to build on it? Then come along and discover what novelists are buzzing about - how and why you sh ...

Have you set your heart on writing a sonnet, but don't know where to start? Pondered pantoums, but wish for inspiration? Hoped to write haikus? Struggled with sestinas? This invigorating creative writ ...

This workshop is for anyone who has got some writing done, whether factual or fiction, and wants to polish it. We will take a whistle-stop tour of the editing process and the challenges of applying it ...

"Science fiction frees you to go any place and examine anything", said Octavia E. Butler. This one-day workshop is an introduction to writing speculative fiction, whether your interest lies is sci-fi ...