Adult & Higher Education

If you enjoy putting pen to paper, or would like to learn how to write creatively come and join like-minded people in one of our extremely popular Creative Writing courses or workshops.  

Our Creative Writing courses are for those who are new to creative writing, as well as those who may have attended one of our previous courses or workshops. Our courses are for anyone who enjoys writing for pleasure and all material and exercises will be new challenges to your existing skills.

Students will cover different aspects of writing through a variety of exercises. You will be looking at styles, genres of established authors and writing in your own style. This covers short stories, poetry, scriptwriting and dialogue and can be adapted to cover areas in which course participants may have a particular interest.

Students will be introduced to different styles of writing and encouraged to use variety in their writing for pleasure and self-development.

Topics may include:

• Different styles and genres of writing
• Writing for pleasure in a variety of exercises (verse and prose, creating short stories, articles, dialogue and play scripts)
• Writing for different audiences.
• Reading more selectively: looking at vocabulary and extending language, developing literary technical terms.
• The art of critique
• Reading other people's writing
• Development of own style of writing.

There are no entry requirements, other than an enjoyment of reading and writing.

Please bring paper and pens, or a laptop/tablet if preferred. 

This course may lead to:

• Self-satisfaction, self-awareness and self-development.
• Seeing your written word in print.
• Further studies in English, Communication Studies and Journalism.
• Different styles of writing