Creative Writing

Read and discuss some great works and discover that they are perfectly approachable and enjoyable by anyone who likes reading, regardless of their academic background.

Come and experiment with different forms of writing, including the short story, mindful writing and memoir.

This course is designed to enhance your confidence and enjoyment as a reader of poems, and provide ideas which will help you in your own writing.

Every great author started with an idea and a blank piece of paper. If you have both of these things, you, too, can write the next great children’s classic.

We’ll look at forms, such as haikus, ballads and sonnets; we’ll explore techniques like rhyme and rhythm; and meet poems from different periods and cultures.

This course will give you an introduction to some of the basic techniques of comedy writing, from creating characters to getting to grips with punchlines and timing.

This fun, practical and creative four week course is for anyone interested in the craft of lyric writing.

This exciting six-week course gives writers the opportunity to learn different approaches to playwriting whilst preparing their own short play.

We’ll be looking at what makes a good crime novel work and how important character, setting, plot and narrative all are. And twists. Don’t forget the twists.

Come and join us for an afternoon of poetry on the season of winter. From medieval lyrics to Shakespeare to contemporary writers, we’ll bring some warmth into January with beautiful words.

Designed for new and emerging scriptwriters to push their work to a professional level.