Writing Magazine March 2020

WRITING COURSES 2020

WRITING MAGAZINE - FESTIVAL GUIDE 2020^69

The John Retallack Playwriting
Course
5 Oct to 14 Jun, Mondays 6-8.30pm,
Vincent’s Club Dining Room, 1A King
Edward Street, Oxford OX1 4HS
Professional playwriting course with writer
and director John Retallack
Events: Course includes 30 weekly sessions
and three performance days. By the end of
the course participants will have written three
plays

Writers & Artists
Year-round programme of writer workshops
Ellie Gibbons, Writers & Artists, 50 Bedford
Square, London WC1B 3DP
0207 631 5993

TLC Writers’ Day 2020
20 June, he Free Word Centre, 60
Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA
he Literary Consultancy
020 7324 2563
Events: he Literary Consultancy ‘s popular
writer’s event features special industry guests,
for writers wanting to know more about how
to prepare their work for submission, and
how best to navigate the changing literary
landscapes of writing, editing and publishing.

A limited number of editing feedback one-on-

ones will be available on the day.

Travellers Tales

Travel writing and travel photography

training with leading travel writers and

photographers

2020 courses include: 8 Mar: An Introduction

to Travel Writing

West Dean College

Year-round programme of writing courses

West Dean College, Nr Chichester, West

Sussex PO18 0RX; 01243 818300

2020 courses include: 21-23 Feb: Creating

Fictional Characters; 8-10 May: Writing

Fearlessly - Developing Characters and

heir World; 29-31 May: Creative Writing

• Inspiration from Experience; 7-13 Aug:
  Writing in Nature

SOUTH WEST

Arvon Foundation, Totleigh Barton

Year-round courses and workshops

Totleigh Barton, Sheepwash, Beaworthy,

Devon EX21 5NS

01409 231338

Dillington House

Literature and writing workshops and

courses

Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset TA19

9DT; 01460 258648

Literature and writing workshops throughout

the year, TBA

Jenny Alexander workshops

Creative workshops in beautiful

surroundings.

Upton Cross, Cornwall; 01579 363124

Events: 22 Feb: Writing Home, 21: Writing

the Pilgrim’s Path.

Out on the Page

LGBTQ+ writing retreats

One-day writing retreats and workshops

07834 188890

Events: One day writing retreat and

networking, Grain House, Bristol

Relax and Write Weekend Courses

Weekend courses

he Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester

01454 773579

Events: 3-5 April: Make Travel Pay; 12-14

June: Nature Writing – Capture the World

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§ Detailed critical assessments and services by

professional editors for writing at all stages of

development, in all genres

§ Links with publishers and agents, and advice on

self-publishing

§ Six one-to-one sessions with a professional editor, online

or in person

§ Includes separate manuscript assessment and industry

day with publishers and agents

§ Masterclasses and skills workshops

§ TLC Writers’ Day June 20th with TLC Pen Factor

Writing Competition

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Family Tree Live provides an informative, exciting ‘family history

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