Writing

This one-day informal workshop is for people who think they may enjoy writing or who have a particular project in mind but do not know where to start. It helps to have an idea about the process of wri ...

This course explores a range of poetic forms and encourages you to develop your own practice of poetry. Afraid poetry is not for you? Remember - it began in the streets, at campfires, and through oral ...

This course is for anyone who wants to write a novel but has not known where to start. You do not need to have written a single word, or even to have any ideas for what you might want to write about. ...

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 ...

This course combines the close reading of excellent poetry with opportunities to write and share your own. Each week we will explore a poem-some familiar, some unexpected-and consider what it can teac ...

This Sonnet Masterclass is a whistle-stop tour of the sonnet's histories and possibilities, from Petrarch and Shakespeare to modern and contemporary twists on the sonnet. Our focus during this creativ ...

This is an introductory course for budding playwrights and people who are interested in writing for live performance. In this supportive and friendly course, you will have the opportunity to explore ...

The course is for people considering writing about their own life, whether it is the whole story or just one experience. Maybe there is a plan to publish, or to show family and friends, or just for yo ...

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 ...

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 ...