Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to transform your experiences and memories into stories that will resonate with your readers. Explore the various ways to approach life writing in this 4-week course, via Zoom, led by our creative writing tutor. Suitable for all levels of experience.

Five plays and five discussions. Every fortnight we will watch a play from the National Theatre Online collection (link provided by the college). The following week we will meet via Zoom to discuss the play, its contemporary resonances and the stagecraft. Led by theatre critic and creative writing tutor Lucy Popescu. Suitable for all abilities.

Learn about popular genres in children’s fiction (from ages 8 to 16). Find your inner child and create a fictional world for younger readers. Understand how to target your writing for different ages. Explore some of the essential skills for writing children’s fiction in this 4-week course. Some writing experience desirable.

If you’ve ever wanted to try writing poetry, this short practical course will give you the tools and confidence to get started. In a supportive and friendly live online group class, you will explore different forms of poetry by reading and discussing the work of a range of diverse poets. Learn how to evaluate a poem and engage in creative writing exercises to write poems of your own, with the guidance of your teacher. This course is aimed at beginners or those with a little experience.