Creative Writing Courses
Our creative writing courses are run by award-winning authors and industry experts from Faber and beyond. Whether you’re just starting out or an experienced writer taking the next step in your career, we offer the support and structure you need to achieve your writing goals.
Our creative writing courses: an overview
From one-day introductory workshops, to six-month advanced courses, Faber Academy offers a full range of creative writing courses for writers at every stage of their journey.
With options to study in-person at Faber's HQ in Hatton Garden, Newcastle, or online via our bespoke online classroom, writers can choose from classes in fiction, non-fiction or poetry with experienced and passionate tutors.
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Writing a Novel (Online)
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Sarah May, Jessica Moor
Writing a Novel (Evening)
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Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Joanna Briscoe, Diana Evans, Sophie Mackintosh, Claire Daverley
Writing a Novel (Daytime)
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Shelley Weiner, Sabrina Broadbent, Nikesh Shukla, Sophie Mackintosh, Nicola Dinan, Leone Ross
Writing Fiction
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Sue Gee
Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction
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Mick Jackson
The Salon: Developing Your Poems
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Richard Scott, Rachael Allen, Emily Berry
Writing Darkness: Horror, Mystery and Suspense
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Matt Wesolowski
Writing Poems
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Pippa Little, John Challis
Writing YA
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Penny Joelson
Edit and Submit Your Novel
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Rose Tomaszewska, Nelle Andrew
Writing Fiction
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Keith Ridgway
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