Writing

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 ...

This is an introductory course for new or practised writers who are interested in writing for the screen with an emphasis on the workings of the screen industries. You will learn about writing memora ...

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 ...

Learn a new way to appreciate the beauty, value and fascination of nature. During this course, students will discover examples of great nature writing, then incorporate famous authors' techniques into ...

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 ...

Nature is all around us, even in the city, but how often do we pause to look? Come along to spend the day noticing the natural world, hear the words of established nature writers, and develop your own ...

This workshop 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 ...

Every artist borrows. The trick is what you do with it. Shakespeare re-worked chronicles, plays and poems into something richer: he even lifted entire passages when he saw fit. The Beatles lifted bass ...