Creative Writing Courses in London - The Complete Creative Writing Course

The Complete Creative Writing Course at the Groucho Club

Top-quality creative writing courses at the Groucho Club in Soho, London's well-known literary venue, and at nearby premises. The Complete Creative Writing Course has a range of courses to suit your individual needs, from Fiction Writing to Children's Writing and Screenwriting courses. Classes are held on week day afternoons, evenings and at weekends, and all our tutors are experienced writers and teachers.

Original Courses

A series of inspiring sessions which illuminate all aspects of creative writing. Through discussion, exercises, and example, this course will teach techniques, give you insight into your creative process, and encourage you to achieve your writing goals.

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Intermediate Courses

Designed for those who have attended a beginners' creative writing course or started writing fiction, this course will focus on developing character, improving dialogue and descriptive writing, handling point of view and building a narrative.

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Advanced Courses

Developed for people who have already attended classes or embarked on a writing project, this course will inspire you, deepen your understanding of fiction, help you to shape and structure your work, and give you feedback on work in progress.

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Short Story Course

This practical course will introduce you to a wide range of short story styles and encourage you to find your own themes and forms. Looking at both traditional and experimental short stories, this course explores the conventions of short story writing.

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Writing for Children

Aimed at anyone who wants to write fiction for children, this course will look at writing picture books for young children through to writing novels for teenagers, helping you to kick-start your imagination and also understand children's reading needs.

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Screenwriting Course

The ideal introduction for anyone who wants to write for film & television. The course looks at character development, dialogue, narrative and the three-act structure. Teaching methods include clips from films, group work and discussion.

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Critical Workshop

This course of six three-hour sessions is a series of MA-style workshops. Writers will have the opportunity to receive in-depth critical feedback on their work, and will also be helped to develop their critical skills in analysing others' work.

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Residential Course

A week-long course at the Manoir de la Foulquetiere in the Loire, running in April 2012. This course is designed to inspire you, to deepen your understanding of fiction, and help you shape and structure your work.

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Intensive Summer Workshop

For writers at all levels, a week-long workshop with writing prompts, group work, reading and feedback. We will focus on generating work and taking your writing forward, giving you a dedicated time and space to get ideas on paper, or finish a story or chapter.

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Manuscript Reading Service

We will critique your short story, synopsis and three chapters, or complete novel, analysing your writing in terms of style, plot, narrative structure and pacing, and addressing issues such as point of view, characterisation and dialogue. One-to-one sessions with a tutor can also be arranged.