Sarah May

Fiction Development, Novel

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Sarah May is the highly acclaimed author of 7 novels, including The Nudist Colony (shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and winner of the Amazon Bursary), Spanish City (shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award), The Internationals (longlisted for the Women’s Prize) and the best-selling Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia. Her latest novel, Becky (a BBC Book of 2023), is published by Picador and has been optioned by Sony TV.

You can read the Guardian review of Becky here and listen to the Monocle podcast here.

Sarah has been a tutor on Faber Academy’s flagship Writing a Novel course for almost a decade and has launched many brilliant new voices in fiction including Maddie Mortimer, Samuel Burr, and Katherine Faulkner. She is also lead tutor for Writing a Novel Online and is excited to have designed the sparkling new course, which launched March 2023.

Sarah is passionate about discovering and inspiring new voices (especially those who might not have trodden all the paths of formal education) as well as supporting those returning to writing. Big, brave storytelling and authentic voice are her ‘thing’. She believes that the novel is one of the last platforms for longform discussion between writers and readers. The sort of discussion that might just change the world…

Upcoming Courses

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

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6 month +

Tutors

Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Nikesh Shukla

By Application

Start Date

Tuesday 23 Jan 2024

Application Deadline

Sunday 14 Jan 2024

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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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London

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 27 Jan 2024

12 more start dates available

£100
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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Writing a Novel (Online)

A serious but flexible course for committed writers, with access to leading industry experts and round-the-clock support from our team.

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Advanced

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Online

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6 month +

Tutors

Sarah May

By Application

Start Date

Monday 29 Jan 2024

1 more start date available

Application Deadline

Monday 15 Jan 2024

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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.

Level

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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 24 Feb 2024

12 more start dates available

£100
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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.

Level

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Starting out

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 16 Mar 2024

12 more start dates available

£100
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Female novelist writing on her laptop
Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Writing a Novel (Online)

A serious but flexible course for committed writers, with access to leading industry experts and round-the-clock support from our team.

Level

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Advanced

What do these levels mean?

Location

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Online

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Sarah May

By Application

Start Date

Monday 08 Apr 2024

1 more start date available

Application Deadline

Monday 25 Mar 2024

£2750
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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.

Level

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Starting out

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Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 27 Apr 2024

12 more start dates available

£100
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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 25 May 2024

12 more start dates available

£100
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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

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London

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 29 Jun 2024

12 more start dates available

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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

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London

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 27 Jul 2024

12 more start dates available

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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

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London

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 31 Aug 2024

12 more start dates available

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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 28 Sep 2024

12 more start dates available

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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 26 Oct 2024

12 more start dates available

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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 30 Nov 2024

12 more start dates available

£100
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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.

Level

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Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Skinner, Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 14 Dec 2024

12 more start dates available

£100
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