Together, we’ll discuss who we write for and why; what we choose to say in our essays, and equally what we choose to leave unsaid. We’ll address the ethics of writing about other people when we write about ourselves, and how to shape a personal narrative while identifying the specificity of our voices, using it to amplify our stories. We’ll talk about editing and how to find routes to publication, including working with agents and commissioning editors.

Whether you’re just starting out or have a work in progress, we’ll offer plenty of writing prompts and opportunities for discussion, supporting you to generate new work and hone your voice. You’ll pick up a handful of new favourite essayists on the way.

Amy Key is a writer based in London. She is the author of Arrangements in Blue (Jonathan Cape, 2023), chosen as a Book of the Year by The Sunday Times, Independent, Irish Times and Granta and shortlisted by Foyles for their Non Fiction Book of the Year 2023. She is also the author of two collections of poetry, Luxe (Salt, 2013) and Isn’t Forever (Bloodaxe, 2018). Her essays have appeared in the collections At The Pond (2019) and By the River (2024) published by Daunt, as well as Granta, Vogue, The Observer, The Poetry Review, Independent and elsewhere. She writes the substack So Glad I’m Me.

Eli Goldstone is a writer and screenwriter. Her novel Strange Heart Beating (Granta, 2017) was the winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2018. Her essays have been published in the collection At The Pond (Daunt Books, 2019), the Guardian, Granta, New Statesman, TLS, the Irish Times and Prospect Magazine, amongst others. She is the previous prose editor of Cadaverine magazine and was Somesuch Stories’ sex columnist.

Dates: Monday 9 - Tuesday 31 March 2026
Location: Online
Cost: £475 Concessions: £332

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