Bath Spa University: Writing with Technologies Short Course
Region: International
This four-week course is for writers who are curious about digital storytelling but aren't sure where to begin. You won't be learning to code or wrestling with software. Instead, you'll spend time thinking, imagining, designing and developing the ideas and vocabulary you need to bring ambitious digital projects to life, whether on your own or alongside future collaborators.
Europeana Writers' Room - monthly creative writing workshops
Region: International
This free, online monthly series of creative writing workshops uses collections from Europeana.eu as inspiration for writing prompts. The sessions take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 15:00-16:00 CEST (14:00-15:00 UK time) and each has its own theme so there are always new stories to be created!
The Writers' Block: Putting a Collection Together with Katrina Naomi with Falmouth Poetry Group
Region: South West England
A day of tips, discussion and practical exercises to give you confidence and a way ahead.
#SoAatHome : Sustainable work for writers: Finding roles that support your creative practice
Region: UK
Many authors seek supplementary or flexible work at different stages of their careers, yet the current job market can feel opaque and fast-moving.
Faber Academy: Creative Non-Fiction: From Practice to Project with Rebecca Giggs
Region: London
Ready to take your non-fiction project to the next phase? Outline in detail, develop and workshop your nonfiction writing with award-winning author Rebecca Giggs.
Irish Writers Centre: Writing Magical Realism with Tanya Farrelly
Region: International
In this eight-week online course we will be exploring what defines and differentiates Magical Realism from genres such as fantasy or absurdist fiction.
Arvon Poetry and Prose: Rocks and writing with Alyson Hallett and Ruth Allen
Region: Yorkshire
Explore your relationship with stones and landscapes in this unique course with Alyson Hallett and Ruth Allen.
2026 Manchester Writing School Summer Festival
Region: North West England
Join us for this four-day taste of life in the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University (15–19 June 2026). Attend online on 15 and 16 June, in person on 18 and 19 June, or join us for all four days.
Yorkshire Writing Retreat
Region: Yorkshire
A six-night writing retreat in idyllic Holme Valley with Matt Kendick and Ruth Brandt, both widely experienced creative writing teachers. Along with workshops, feedback sessions and one-to-one chats, you’ll have plenty of unstructured time for putting new words on the page.
Rebecca Swift Foundation: Poet to Poet Workshop: Telling Tales with Naomi Wood
Region: UK
Join Naomi Wood for Telling Tales, a poetry and performance workshop exploring the moments that have shaped us and how we can bring them to life.
Write & Shine's Spring Salon, a week of writing and inspiration
Region: International
Join Write & Shine for our Spring Salon, a week of writing and inspiration—taking place virtually from 4-8 May 2026.
Lapidus Scotland: Budding Writers: 20 Workshops, 20 Days
Region: International
Lapidus Scotland is offering a series of twenty stand-alone writing for well-being workshops on Zoom, running daily from 9-10am (UK time) from Friday 1st to Wednesday 20th May 2026.
The Obsidian Black Poetry Lectures 2026
Region: International
After a successful pilot in 2023, Arvon is excited to be partnering with Obsidian to co-host The Black Poetry Lectures 2026.
Gottlieb in search of his Caro: literary fiction and nonfiction editor for collaborative and dedicated writers
Event Type:Mentoring and Coaching
Region: London
Novelist, journalist, teacher, and editor with over twenty years of experience as a serious writer and, just as relevantly, as a reader, looking for a fiction or nonfiction author with a manuscript that's at the mid-to-late stage when it would benefit from a second sensitive mind looking at it.
National Centre for Writing: How to Edit a Novel (eight-week course)
Region: International
Join National Centre for Writing and the University of East Anglia for an eight-week online tutored course dedicated to the art of novel editing. Led by Santanu Bhattacharya. £50 discount available..
Make It Less Sh*t: How to Enjoy the Editing Process
Region: International
A 90-minute workshop for any writer wanting to develop their self-editing skills, learn how to wrangle a first draft into shape, and find a new perspective on how much fun the editing process can be!
A THOUSAND STORIES writing conference for children’s writers of colour
Region: West Midlands
Megaphone Writers CIC has secured funding from ALCS to run A THOUSAND STORIES, a unique one day conference for emerging children's writers who are people of colour. The conference is in Birmingham on Saturday July 11th and tickets are just £10. Come and connect with a community of other children’s writers of colour in the city of a thousand stories!
Re-membering South Asian Feminist Poetics
Region: London
Join poet, educator, and creative practitioner Dr. Mona Manjot Dhaliwal for an immersive exploration of South Asian feminist poetics—where resistance meets reclamation.
Unf*ck Your Writing: Bullsh*t Writing Rules
Region: International
A friendly, informal, monthly group Zoom to talk about our creative processes, what's inspired us lately, what we're struggling with, and to share ideas on how to unf*ck ourselves (and our writing). Hosted by award-winning writer, editor and creative mentor Jo Gatford.
Lyra - Bristol Poetry Festival (17th - 26th April 2026)
Region: South West England
Lyra Festival is back in Bristol this April with a full 10-day programme of readings, open mics, slams, workshops, walking tours, family events + more. Headliners include Musa Okwonga, Shara McCallum, Michael Rosen, Travis Alabanza, plus many more writers, performers and brand new poetry collections, and theatre shows from Joelle Taylor and Inua Ellams.