Life writing – whether memoir, biography, literary non-fiction, eye-witness accounts, blogs (the list goes on) – can be very powerful when told with brevity. Short-form writing is an end in itself; it also helps us focus on our writerly craft.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
This weekend explores the building blocks of storytelling: inspiration; character; plot; setting; structure; description and editing. Join us in Oxford for a fun, interactive course and develop your unique writer's voice. No previous experience necessary.
Short enough to write in a single day, flash fiction is an agile, innovative form that brings character, mood and language to the forefront. This online workshop is suitable for beginners and experienced writers.
Work actively to understand key screenwriting concepts to build your awareness of the needs of your film idea. Develop this into a riveting outline, populate it with engaging characters, and draw your audience into your story world through genre.
Is there a true story that only you can tell? This course is designed to provide you with the skills you need to turn experiences, recollections and real-life phenomena into literary works that are enjoyable and accessible to a wider audience.
Gain an appreciation of different forms of nature writing and produce your own texts in a supportive environment with this short online course.
You’ve finally started writing your novel. But how do you get it to finished? This course teaches you how to read and edit your own work critically and efficiently. It will help develop your own personalised tools and plan to finish your novel.
This course is for those who would like to write but don't know how; who tried once and gave up; or who already write but would like to improve; and for readers who have no desire to write but want a different perspective on how fiction works.
Every day we meet people with interesting life stories. Our lives are made up of tragic, uplifting and humorous experiences which shape us as individuals. We love, fight, apologise, account for and endure through whatever comes our way.
Every day we meet people with interesting life stories. Everyone is exotic to someone else. We shall look at contemporary memoirs that are tragic, uplifting, humorous and wise, and learn how to present the pattern of ourselves to others.
Do you struggle to grab the reader's attention? Learn the craft of suspense: create compelling characters, make every scene tense, raise the stakes, and plant clues. Whatever your genre, you'll discover how to keep readers turning the page.
You will have the opportunity to revise, refine, and arrange your poetry in the workshops of this course, and you will be taught the techniques you need to become a discerning editor of your own and others’ work.