Have you, or someone you know, often made a New Year's resolution about writing? What better gift than the chance to develop creativity and word craft, begin a new writing project or complete a long-standing one? Enrol on one of Collage Writing Room’s online writing workshops this Spring and join our supportive writing community.
Courses are for six weeks starting in January and February, online via ZOOM. Courses cost £125; Meet the Agent is £8.
For further information, please click Spring 2021 Courses or email kate@collage-arts.org to register.
Finding the Poem part 3 with Paul Lyalls
This is a course for anyone who wants to liberate their creativity and immerse themselves in the joy of language. Playful, fun, entertaining, enlightening – explore your word power. All levels welcome.
Monday evenings, 6.30pm to 9pm; Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8
Life Writing & Memoir Workshop with Giovanna Lozzi
Over 6 weeks, we will investigate what is meant by a strong voice in memoir and understand how stylistic devices like dialogue, scene building, setting description, and suspense creates a vivid world the reader can disappear inside. This course is for people who have done a previous course at Collage Writing Room with Giovanna, or who are some way into a life writing project. All levels welcome.
Tuesday mornings, 10am-12.30pm; Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9
Prioritise Your Writing with Alison Chandler
This workshop-based course is ideal if you want to make major headway with your writing project whether you’re working on a novel, a memoir or a short story collection. Our classes are small and each session is bespoke, tailored to participants’ specific goals.
Wednesday mornings, 10.30am to 1pm; Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10
Meet the Agent! Talk with Sara Langham of David Higham Associates
During this friendly session Sara will speak about the role of a literary agent. She will discuss the submission process, how to prepare your work for submission and how to get it noticed by an agent. There will be the opportunity to introduce your own work and plenty of time for questions.
Thursday morning, 10.30am to 11.45am; February 4. Cost £8 (email kate@collage-arts.org to register and receive payment link)
Short Fiction Workshop with Kiare Ladner
Over six weekly sessions, we’ll workshop your own stories, linked stories, flash fiction or even micro fiction. We’ll discuss what works, how it works and why it works. All levels welcome.
Wednesday evenings, 6.30pm-9pm; Feb 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Explore Creative Writing with Sonia Lambert
This course is great for beginners, and also for writers at any level who wish to generate lots of new ideas and material. This fun and playful course will use different creative writing exercises and prompts to get you working, in a friendly and supportive environment.
Thursday mornings, 10.30am to 1pm; Feb 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1