We’ll read tales about mermaids, selkies, sea monsters and ocean travellers. We’ll explore the flotsam and jetsam of seafarer’s lore, and be inspired by that liminal landscape between earth and sea: the shore.

This course is aimed at new or established writers, who are either already experimenting with using folk tales in their writing, or who would like to learn about this approach for the first time.

Zoe Gilbert is the author of two novels, Folk (Bloomsbury, 2018), which was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and adapted for BBC radio, and Mischief Acts (Bloomsbury 2022), which was a Sunday Times book of the year. Her Creative Writing PhD focuses on folk tales and enchantment in contemporary fiction, and she has been teaching folk-inspired courses for many years.

Dates: 12th November – 16th December 2025
Location: Online
Cost: £135

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