Booking is open for this year's The Writers' Summer School taking place in Swanwick in Derbyshire from 9 to 14 August. There are four specialist (long) courses for 2025 plus short courses, workshops, 1:1 sessions and evening entertainment.
Specialist Courses for 2025:
Anne Hamilton - A Novel in Four Sessions
Della Galton - Writing Short Stories to Make Money
Simon Whaley - The Crafty Art of Creative Non-Fiction
Alison Chisholm - Poetry - Learning from the Laureates
Short courses:
We have 12 short courses over the week for 2025 covering popular subjects such as Crime, Scriptwriting, Self-Publishing, Research. Editing, Poetry Competitions, Performance Skills, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Erotic Short Stories, Romantic Fiction and Tapping into your Inner Creativity.
Workshops:
There are 16 one hour Workshops to choose from - subjects such as Writing for Competitions, Freelance Editing, Social Media, Poetry, Creative ideas, Wellbeing for writers, Comedy, Cosy Fantasy, AI for Authors, Flash Fiction, Drama, and more.
This year's evening speakers are:
SATURDAY: Simon Hall
SUNDAY: Emma Purshouse & Steve Pottinger
MONDAY: Dr Russell Wate
Dates: 9th - 14th August 2025
Location: The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire
Cost: £775 (fully inclusive) Assisted places available / Part time & Day tickets go on sale 1st May
Further information and to book
here