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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.

62 courses

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Novel Writing

Writing a Novel (Evening)

A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.

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Advanced

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London

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Joanna Briscoe

By Application

Start Date

Wednesday 02 Oct 2024

Application Deadline

Sunday 15 Sep 2024

£4350
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Novel Writing

Writing a Novel (Daytime)

A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.

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Advanced

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Location

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London

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Shelley Weiner, Sabrina Broadbent, Nikesh Shukla

By Application

Start Date

Thursday 03 Oct 2024

Application Deadline

Sunday 15 Sep 2024

£4350
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Poetry

The Salon: Developing Your Poems

Join Richard Scott and Rachel Long for this twelve-week intermediate course – find new paths for your work, broaden your understanding of the craft and meet a group of supportive, like-minded poets.

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Improving

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London

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12 weeks

Tutors

Richard Scott, Rachel Long

Start Date

Thursday 18 Apr 2024

£795
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Fiction Development

Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction

An introductory course for the writer who is ready to commit to beginning to write seriously. Start your story today!

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Starting out

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London

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Mick Jackson

Start Date

Thursday 18 Apr 2024

£1095
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Fiction Development

Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction (Daytime)

A twelve-week creative writing course for beginners. Playful, serious and fun, it asks what writing is and why we do it.

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Starting out

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London

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Sue Gee

Start Date

Wednesday 24 Apr 2024

1 more start date available

£1095
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Fiction Development

Writing Fiction

You’ve been writing for a while, and have work in progress: now is the time to commit to the next stage, with fresh inspiration from an exciting new course.

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Improving

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Location

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London

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Sue Gee

Start Date

Wednesday 24 Apr 2024

1 more start date available

£1095
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Fiction Development

Writing Fiction

This unique twelve-week course is about finding a way to write that is yours – whether you're starting out, starting again, or rethinking your approach to fiction writing.

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Improving

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Location

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London

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Keith Ridgway

Start Date

Wednesday 24 Apr 2024

1 more start date available

£1095
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Fiction Development

Start to Write

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Starting out

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London

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 27 Apr 2024

8 more start dates available

£100
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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

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Starting out

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Location

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Online

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Victoria Adukwei Bulley

Start Date

Saturday 27 Apr 2024

1 more start date available

£75
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Fiction Development

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let’s-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

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Starting out

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Location

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Online

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Marcel Theroux

Start Date

Saturday 27 Apr 2024

8 more start dates available

£100
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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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