WRITINGCOURSES 2020
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WRITINGCOURSES 2020
LONDON & SOUTH EAST
Writing for Children Course
21-23 February, Writing for Children.
A three day course by award-winning
author Alan Durant with writing exercises,
tutorials and discussions, food and drink.
Perfect for any level of writing experience.
Brighton
07944 374 734
Website: http://www.alandurant.co.uk
Anne Aylor Creative Writing
Various venues
Creative Writing Courses, 46 Beversbrook
Road, London N19 4QH
0207 263 0669
Events: 16-19 November: Writers’ Surgery
Retreat, Rye, Sussex
Chris Leonard Writing Creative
Writing Break
Creative writing workshops and
writing days, various times and days
East Sussex
Ashburnham Christian Trust, Ashburnham
Place, Battle, East Sussex TN33 9NF
Events: Full board creative writing holidays
at Ashburnham Place. Friendly, inspiring,
encouraging and suitable for any level. 2020
dates: 1-5 Jun, 19-23 Oct.
Complete Creative Writing Course
A range of courses for a range of levels of
writing, various times and days, all held
at e Groucho Club, Soho, or nearby
premises
Maggie Hamand, Complete Creative Writing
Courses, 82 Forest Road, London E8 3BH
Events: Six 3-hour sessions on creative
writing – choose from beginners, intermediate
or advanced levels. Screenwriting course.
Summer Workshop, 6-10 July.
Creative Writing Summer School,
Oxford University
ree-week residential intensive course
Exeter College, Oxford University
Events: Residential summer school from
26 Jul to 15 August at Exeter College for
experienced creative writers (intermediate and
advanced levels), with seminar-based study
and a daily programme of talks and readings.
Faber Academy
Extensive programme of weekly courses,
weekend workshops and day events, all year
round, now with some online courses
Faber Academy, 74-77 Great Russell Street,
London WC1B 3DA
0207 927 3868
Guardian Masterclasses
Ongoing series of courses led by high-
profi le tutors, held at the newspaper’s
King’s Cross offi ces.
Guardian News and Media, Kings Place, 90
York Way, London N1 9GU
0800 088 2586
Jane Austen’s House Museum
Year-round workshops
Jane Austen’s House Museum, Chawton,
Hampshire GU34 1SD
01420 83262, Isabel Snowden
Events: 4 Apr: Young People’s Workshop:
Writing on Location
National Centre for Writing
Courses and workshops for writers
National Centre for Writing,Dragon Hall,
115-123 King Street NR1 1QE
01603 877177
Jericho Writers
2 March, Regent’s College, Regent’s Park,
London; 0345 459 9560
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://jerichowriters.com/events/
Workshop days, 14 March: Self-Publishing
Day, for those who are interested in nding
more about the art of self-publishing. is
one-day course will cover how to get started on
KDP, where to go for editing and design, how
to build a following and actually start making
money from their writing; 28 March, How to
Get Published. is inspirational day will help
you get your manuscript right and show you
exactly how to get your work published.
Poetry to Stop You Turning the Page
on Climate Crisis
A day of eco-themed workshops and a
Poem-a- on
e Society of Authors, 24 Bedford Row,
London WC1R 4EH
Poet laureate Simon Armitage leads a host of
poets in a day-long event of poetry for the
planet followed by a ticketed evening reading
SCBWI Masterclass series and retreats
Specialist tuition and retreats for writers
for children from the Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
e eodore Bullfrog Pub, First oor
meeting room, 26-30 John Adam Street,
London WC2N 6HL
Masterclasses in 2020: 7 Mar: Industry
Perspective; 9 May: Plot Perfect; 12 Sep:
Fiction Focus: Magic and Science Fiction; 17
Oct: Picture Book Focus
Writers HQ
Day writing retreats
Day bootcamps in 2020 include: 22 Feb, 1
Mar, 21 Mar: Brighton.