London Writing Courses
Our London courses take place at the Faber offices in the heart of literary Bloomsbury. Find inspiration for your own writing inside the publishing house that has played home to thirteen Nobel laureates and seven Booker Prize winners, and continues to publish major literary voices like Sally Rooney and Kazuo Ishiguro.
Our London writing courses: an overview
We’ve been running in courses in Faber’s London offices since 2009 – an unrivalled opportunity for aspiring authors to step inside one of the world’s great independent publishing houses as they begin their own writing journey.
Our London courses are always capped at fifteen students per class – small enough for the group to form a bond and really engage with each other’s work, but with enough breadth of experience and interests to facilitate constructive, dynamic discussions in the room.
Easily accessible by public transport, you'll find us next to the British Museum, with beautiful Russell Square just around the corner.
London Writing Courses (14)
Writing a Novel (Daytime)
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Nikesh Shukla, Shelley Weiner
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Thursday 07 Oct 2021
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Sunday 12 Sep 2021
Writing a Novel (Evening)
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Richard T. Kelly, Joanna Briscoe, Sarah May, Sabrina Broadbent
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Wednesday 29 Sep 2021
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Sunday 12 Sep 2021
Writing Poems
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Maurice Riordan, Richard Scott
Start to Write
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Richard Skinner
Start to Write
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Richard Skinner
Five Days to Write a Life
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Julia Blackburn
Writing a Novel (Daytime)
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Nikesh Shukla, Shelley Weiner
Writing a Novel (Evening)
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Richard T. Kelly, Joanna Briscoe, Sarah May, Sabrina Broadbent
Writing Fiction
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Keith Ridgway
Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction
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Sue Gee
Writing for Children
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Anthony McGowan
Start to Write
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Richard Skinner
Start to Write
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Richard Skinner
Start to Write
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Richard Skinner
London Course Tutors
Our London tutors are all published authors, handpicked from Faber and beyond, as well as experienced teachers with in-depth knowledge of the industry.
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Richard Skinner
The course is really well organised, and the team work hard to make the experience valuable and productive.
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Manuscript Assessment
Get comprehensive editorial feedback on your manuscript from our experienced readers – whether it’s still a work-in-progress or you’re preparing to submit to literary agents.
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Mentoring
We offer a range of mentoring options if you’d prefer to work one-on-one with an established writer to help you shape your project and realise your writing ambitions.
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From author interviews and writing tips to creative writing exercises and reading lists, we've got everything you need to get started – and to keep going.
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