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Cuckoo Young Writers Summer Schools 2017

Wed 9 Aug 2017 to Thu 24 Aug 2017

This summer, Cuckoo, the arm of New Writing North for children and young people, has a creative writing summer school for every taste - join them for everything from song writing to dark fiction, fan fiction to creating comics Read more...

Walking with Wilfred Owen with Helen Boden

Thu 10 Aug 2017 to Sat 21 Oct 2017

Retrace the route which Wilfred Owen and the Craiglockhart War Hospital Field Club walked 100 years ago to the day Read more...

Significant Ink taster sessions – Preston and Lancaster

Sat 12 Aug 2017 to Sun 3 Sep 2017

With writer Danielle Jawando, we’ll be looking at character, dialogue, and the features of a good script using film clips as reference point, as well as working on our own script ideas Read more...

Writing The Land with Helen Moore & Polly Atkin

Mon 21 Aug 2017 to Sat 26 Aug 2017

Through guided writing exercises, regular time outdoors and our reading from a broad range of poets and other sources, this course will develop your observations of the microcosmic and attune your perceptions of the macrocosmic Read more...

Non-fiction and life-writing: from editing to publishing

Mon 21 Aug 2017 to Sat 26 Aug 2017

Are you yearning to publish a first-person story about a life experience or do you have a winning idea for a book of non-fiction? Read more...

Writing the Bright Moment with Roselle Angwin

Sat 26 Aug 2017 to Sat 2 Sep 2017

This is a retreat week to quicken the heart, fire the imagination and enliven the senses Read more...

Writers' HQ - Portsmouth Writers' Retreat

Sat 26 Aug 2017 to Sat 26 Aug 2017

It's time to stop faffing about and start writing. Spend the day with a bunch of writers, limitless caffeine and no Internet Read more...

Arvon - Musical Theatre: Using Music and Lyrics to Tell The Tale

Mon 28 Aug 2017 to Sat 2 Sep 2017

For those who want to experiment with how a story can be told through song and drama. We will cover setting the scene, assailing the heart, making a point and moving the plot along Read more...

The Student Wordsmith: ‘Sound and Silence’ – Creative Writing Webinar

Fri 1 Sep 2017 to Fri 1 Sep 2017

The Student Wordsmith invites you to generate new ideas, hone your writing, and prepare potential submissions by joining us for our FREE webinar event next month Read more...

Writers' HQ - Worthing Writers' Retreat

Sat 2 Sep 2017 to Sat 2 Sep 2017

At Worthing Writers’ Retreat, you’ll spend the day in a room with a bunch of writers, limitless caffeine and no internet Read more...