Start to Write
A no-excuses, let’s-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.
Courses
Manuscript Assessment
- How’s My Driving
- An honest assessment of your work-in-progress, with advice to help you with the rest of the draft.
- Full Report
- Our most comprehensive report – a full MOT on your manuscript.
- Submission Review
- Ready to send your novel out into the world? Have your submission documents reviewed to make sure everything's in the best possible shape to impress an agent.
- Magazine Submission Review
- Ready to submit your poems to magazines, journals or websites? Get feedback on a selection of four to six of them to check you're on the right track.
- Pamphlet Review
- Designed for poets preparing a pamphlet for possible publication, this report will offer constructive feedback on a group of up to twenty poems.
- Collection Review
- Put your poems through their paces with an in-depth evaluation of your entire collection.
- Manuscript Assessment
- Can't find the right course? Book a professional reader's report on your manuscript.
- Writing a Novel
- Our flagship course is available in London, Newcastle and online – spend six months working on your novel with help from experienced tutors and industry experts.
- Prose Assessment
- How’s My Driving
- An honest assessment of your work-in-progress, with advice to help you with the rest of the draft.
- Full Report
- Our most comprehensive report – a full MOT on your manuscript.
- Submission Review
- Ready to send your novel out into the world? Have your submission documents reviewed to make sure everything's in the best possible shape to impress an agent.
- Poetry Assessment
- Magazine Submission Review
- Ready to submit your poems to magazines, journals or websites? Get feedback on a selection of four to six of them to check you're on the right track.
- Pamphlet Review
- Designed for poets preparing a pamphlet for possible publication, this report will offer constructive feedback on a group of up to twenty poems.
- Collection Review
- Put your poems through their paces with an in-depth evaluation of your entire collection.
- Features
- Q&As with our tutors and alumni, reading lists and deep dives into all aspects of creative writing – and lots more.
- Creative Writing Exercises
- Whether you're stuck on dialogue, plot, character or something else, we've got a whole range of exercises to help and inspire you.
- Writing Competitions
- Here you'll find all of our past, ongoing and upcoming writing competitions, plus details of any others we think you should know about.
- How to Write a Novel
- If you’ve always dreamed of writing a novel but are overwhelmed and unsure of where to start, here are some key things to think about along your writing journey.