


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, CJ Skuse
Writing a Memoir
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Margie Orford
Writing a Novel (Evening)
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Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Joanna Briscoe, Alice McIlroy, Diana Evans, Chris Power
Writing a Novel (Daytime)
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Shelley Weiner, Sabrina Broadbent, Nikesh Shukla, Sarah Harman, Sophie Mackintosh, Leone Ross
Writing a Novel (Newcastle)
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Richard T. Kelly, Claire Daverley, Yara Rodrigues Fowler
Start Your Novel in Five Days
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Joanna Briscoe, Nikesh Shukla
The Art & Craft of Journalistic Storytelling: Writing for Newspapers, Magazines and Other Media
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James Geary
Writing Creative Non-Fiction
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Helen Jukes, Marianne Brooker
Memoir and Life Writing
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Lucie Brownlee
Writing Drama: Script for Stage and Screen
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Michael Wynne
Start Your Crime Novel in Five Days – 21 July 2025
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Margie Orford
Start to Write
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Richard Skinner
Start to Write Poetry
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Richard Scott
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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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