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COURSES SUMMER TERM 1
Finding the Poem Set 3 with Paul Lyalls
6 weeks
Mondays 6.30-9pm
THIS SIX-WEEK COURSE AVOIDS BANK HOLIDAYS
April 13, 20, 27, May 11, 18, June 1
Limited to 11 places
£155
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Life Writing & Memoir with Giovanna Iozzi
12 weeks
Tuesday mornings, 10am-12.30pm
April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26
Break for half term
June 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14
Limited to 12 places
£310
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Prioritise Your Writing with Alison Chandler 12 weeks
Tuesday mornings, 9.30am-12pm
April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26
(one week break)
June 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14
Limited to 8 places
£336
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Introduction to Creative Writing with Alison Chandler
12 weeks
Weds evenings, 6.30-9pm
April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27
June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15
Limited to 12 places
£310
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Your Novel's Pulse with Kiare Ladner
6 weeks
Weds evenings, 6.30-9pm
April 22, 29, (break on May 6), May 13, 20, 27, June 3
Limited to 12 places
£155
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WEEKLY DROP-IN GROUPS - running throughout each term
Monday Progress & Process group
with Kate Pemberton
10-11.30am PAY WHAT YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN. For current and past students of our Writing Room full courses.
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Thursday Writing Hour with Kate Pemberton
8.30-9.30am PAY WHAT YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN. For current and past students of our Writing Room full courses, or for people thinking of studying with us soon.
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Feedback Friday with Alison Chandler
10.30am-12.30pm PAY WHAT YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN. For current students or those whose course with us finished no more than one year ago.
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COURSES SUMMER TERM 2
Explore Poetry with Lisa Kelly
6 weeks
CHARTING COLOUR
Weds mornings, 10am-12.30pm
May 13, 20, 27, (break for half term), June 10, 17, 24
Limited to 12 places
£155
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Editing Your Own Work with Jenny Parrott
Tues evenings, 6.30-9pm
June 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14
Limited to 12 places
£155
Fiction Workshop Course with Kiare Ladner
Weds evenings, 6.30-9pm
June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15
Limited to 12 places
£155
Spring & Summer Showcases for WR students and their friends/family
Thurs 26 March and Thurs 16 July
7.30-9.30pm
Unlimited audience places
18 x 4 min reader slots
FREE for our students, their family or friends
Live on Zoom
Two-day multidiscipline writing immersives on Zoom. Tutors Alison Chandler, Paul Lyalls, Sita Brahmachari and Nazrene Hanif
Summer School One: Tues 28 + Wed 29 July, max 12 participants, both days run 10.30am-4.30pm with a one-hour break for lunch, £115
Summer School Two: Tues 4 + Wed 5 Aug, £115, max 12 participants, both days run 10.30am-4.30pm with a one-hour break for lunch, £115
THEME: Growing Up - more info here.
LUNCHTIME WORKSHOPS
One-hour lunchtime workshops, A Moment for the Fundamentals with Jeremy Sheldon
A series of six unmissable storycraft sessions led by novelist and screen writer Jeremy Sheldon. One per half term, starting 9 October 2025 and finishing in June 2026. Stand alone sessions - come to one, a few, or all!
Character Arcs, Inciting Incidents, Dialogue, Point of View, Recognition and Reversal, Choice and Change.
£20 per session and FREE for our bursary students.
ZOOM IN YOUR OWN HOME
“It's very comfortable to Zoom in while being in your own home. It was the most enjoyable thing I have done for a long time. It helped me to sound out my writing while being given constructive criticism.”
Anon from a student survey
I DIDN'T THINK I COULD!
“I didn't think I could do it and now I think I can. Loved the tutor. Loved meeting the other students. It was fun and challenging.”
Anon from a student survey
COMMUNITY THAT BUILDS
“It feels like a writing community rather than separate courses. The costs are low compared with other options and I hope that means that it's more accessible. The mix of ages is good.”
Anon from a student survey
Writing Room is a registered Community Interest Company: a non-profit arts organisation committed to serving the interests of our diverse community of creative writers.
Many people are under-represented in the writing world as a result of their socio-economic background, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability. Writing Room is a welcoming online home for ALL creative writers (18+). Come and join us!
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