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August 2019
Tutored Urban Writing Retreat
About the event We’re excited to be relaunching our first-class Urban Writing Retreats at the Studio! A writing retreat is a whole day devoted to writing. Six supported hours to immerse yourself in creativity and write to your heart's content. You will... Get going with exciting warm-up exercises Take part in focused writing sprints Let ideas flow in informative discussions Interact with fellow writers Bounce ideas back and forth with your peers This inspiring set-up will give you the…
Find out more »Unlocking the stories you want to tell – working with plot, character and personal experience
Join published author and creative writing tutor, Cathy Lesurf on a 3-session course, where we'll be taking an in-depth look at what makes a satisfying narrative; why we continually return to certain stories and storylines; and what it really means to 'write what you know.'
Find out more »Writing Poetry in the Digital Age
About Harness the power of the digital world to create new and exciting poems at Writing poetry in the digital age with Sophie-Louise Hyde. This workshop will focus on a range of interesting digital techniques that you can deploy in your writing for the purpose of producing new and original poetry and prose that is unique in its presentation and form. You will be introduced to a range of innovative methods that follow on from the Found and Verbatim Poetry workshop that took place…
Find out more »Scriptwriting & Playwriting: how to create round stories
This workshop will focus on the fundamentals of storytelling through script. It is intended to develop your skills and knowledge on both building authentic characters and relatable worlds for screen and stage.
Find out more »September 2019
Journalism – researching, writing & pitching
About On this 4-part course, participants will learn how to write hard-hitting news stories, fun features/blogs and even the occasional cheeky press release. It will give you the skills necessary to track down leads, get great quotes and sell the results (forgive the rhyme). You will also discover the exciting world of Media Law e.g. How to Avoid Getting Sued and be provided with effective pitching strategies to get editors salivating. Last but not least you will be shown the…
Find out more »Journalism – researching, writing & pitching
About On this 4-part course, participants will learn how to write hard-hitting news stories, fun features/blogs and even the occasional cheeky press release. It will give you the skills necessary to track down leads, get great quotes and sell the results (forgive the rhyme). You will also discover the exciting world of Media Law e.g. How to Avoid Getting Sued and be provided with effective pitching strategies to get editors salivating. Last but not least you will be shown the…
Find out more »Other Worlds Workshop Weekend – fantasy, crime, horror and sci-fi event!
Join us for a packed weekend of writing workshops and activities devoted to the forms of crime, fantasy, horror and science-fiction!
Find out more »Other Worlds Workshop Weekend – fantasy, crime, horror and sci-fi event!
Join us for a packed weekend of writing workshops and activities devoted to the forms of crime, fantasy, horror and science-fiction!
Find out more »Journalism – researching, writing & pitching
About On this 4-part course, participants will learn how to write hard-hitting news stories, fun features/blogs and even the occasional cheeky press release. It will give you the skills necessary to track down leads, get great quotes and sell the results (forgive the rhyme). You will also discover the exciting world of Media Law e.g. How to Avoid Getting Sued and be provided with effective pitching strategies to get editors salivating. Last but not least you will be shown the…
Find out more »Tutored Urban Writing Retreat
About the event We’re excited to be relaunching our first-class Urban Writing Retreats at the Studio! A writing retreat is a whole day devoted to writing. Six supported hours to immerse yourself in creativity and write to your heart's content. You will... Get going with exciting warm-up exercises Take part in focused writing sprints Let ideas flow in informative discussions Interact with fellow writers Bounce ideas back and forth with your peers This inspiring set-up will give you the…
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