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Creative Writing

For beginners and more experienced writers, these courses develop skills in crafting short stories, flash fiction, non-fiction, plays and full-length novels. Specialist courses in publishing, song writing, writing for children, free writing, thriller and horror writing are also available.

Creative Writing

Books

Creative Writing for Beginners (daytimes)

Description

Creative Writing for Beginners: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Read the full course description here.

Secure your place with a deposit

If you're booking more than two months before the course starts, we can accept a £200 deposit to secure your place, and the balance is due one month before the course starts.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Balance Fee: 24 January - 28 March 2025, Fridays 10 am - 12.30 pm, ten weeks
24/01/202528/03/2025£250.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 24 January - 28 March 2025, Fridays 10 am - 12.30 pm, ten weeks
24/01/202528/03/2025£450.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 2 May - 4 July 2025, Fridays 10 am - 12.30 pm, ten weeks
02/05/202504/07/2025£450.00[Read More]
Deposit: 2 May - 4 July 2025, Fridays 10 am - 12.30 pm, ten weeks
02/05/202504/07/2025£200.00[Read More]
Books

Creative Writing for Beginners (evenings)

Description

Creative Writing for Beginners: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Read the full course description here.

Secure your place with a deposit

If you're booking more than two months before the course starts, we can accept a £200 deposit to secure your place, and the balance is due one month before the course starts.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Balance Fee: 22 January - 26 March 2025, Wednesdays 6 - 8.30, ten weeks
22/01/202526/03/2025£250.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 22 January - 26 March 2025, Wednesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, ten weeks
22/01/202526/03/2025£450.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 30 April - 2 July 2025, Wednesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, ten weeks
30/04/202502/07/2025£450.00[Read More]
Deposit: 30 April - 2 July 2025, Wednesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, ten weeks
30/04/202502/07/2025£200.00[Read More]
Creative Writing Level Two

Creative Writing Level Two

Description

Creative Writing Level Two: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Read the full course description here.

Secure your place with a deposit

If you're booking more than two months before the course starts, we can accept a £200 deposit to secure your place, and the balance is due one month before the course starts.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 21 January - 11 March 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, eight weeks
21/01/202511/03/2025£360.00[Read More]
Balance Fee: 21 January - 11 March 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30, ten weeks
21/02/202511/03/2025£160.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 29 April - 24 June 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, eight weeks (no class 27 May 2025)
29/04/202524/06/2025£360.00[Read More]
Deposit: 29 April - 24 June 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, eight weeks (no class 27 May 2025)
29/04/202524/06/2025£200.00[Read More]
Nottingham Library

Creative Writing Portfolio

Description

Creative Writing Portfolio: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

You can read the full course description here.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 25 - 26 January 2025, Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 4 pm, two days
25/01/202526/01/2025£180.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 10 - 11 July 2025, Thursday and Friday 10 am - 4 pm, two days
10/07/202511/07/2025£180.00[Read More]
Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Language, Communication and Theatre Playwriting

Description

Language, Communication and Theatre Playwriting: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Read the full course description here.

This course is also part of the NTU Global Summer School which attracts undergraduate students from colleges around the world.

Course fee: £1,200

Early-bird discount: £1,100 if you book and pay in full by 30 April 2025.

Deposit: £200 and the balance is due by 30 April 2025.

We welcome group bookings. Please contact us for details.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 21 July - 1 August 2025, Monday to Froday 10 am - 4 pm, two weeks
21/07/202501/08/2025£1200.00[Read More]
Early-bird Fee: 21 July - 1 August 2025, Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, two weeks
21/07/202501/08/2025£1100.00[Read More]
Deposit: 21 July - 1 August 2025, Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, two weeks
21/07/202501/08/2025£200.00[Read More]
Books

Novel Writing: Developing Characters, Settings and Plot

Description

Novel Writing: Developing Characters, Settings and Plot: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

You can read the full course description here.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 27 - 29 August 2025, Wednesday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, three days
27/08/202529/08/2025£360.00[Read More]
Deposit: 27 - 29 August 2025, Wednesday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, three days
27/08/202528/08/2025£200.00[Read More]
Short Story Success at NTU

Short Story Success

Description

Short Story Success: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

You can read the full course description here.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 18 February - 11 March 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, four weeks
18/02/202511/03/2025£180.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 3 - 24 June 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, four weks
03/06/202524/06/2025£180.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 17 - 18 July 2025, Thursday and Friday 10 am - 4 pm, two days
17/07/202518/07/2025£240.00[Read More]
Thriller Writing

Thrills and Chills: Writing Crime, Suspense and Horror

Description

Thrills and Chills: Writing Crime, Suspense and Horror: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Read the full course description here.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 21 January - 11 February 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, four weeks
21/01/202511/02/2025£180.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 29 April - 20 May 2025, Tuesdays 6 - 8.30 pm, four weeks
29/04/202520/05/2025£180.00[Read More]
Magazines

Writing Creative Non-Fiction

Description

Writing Creative Non-Fiction: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Secure your place with a deposit

If you're booking more than two months before the course starts, we can accept a £200 deposit to secure your place, and the balance is due one month before the course starts.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 1 May - 3 July 2025, Thursdays 6 - 8.30 pm, ten weeks
01/05/202503/07/2025£450.00[Read More]
Deposit: 1 May - 3 July 2025, Thursdays 6 - 8.30 pm, ten weeks
01/05/202503/07/2025£200.00[Read More]
Full Fee: 21 - 25 July 2025, Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, one week
21/07/202525/07/2025£435.00[Read More]
Deposit: 21 - 25 July 2025, Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, one week
21/07/202525/07/2025£200.00[Read More]
Memoirs

Writing Lives: Mastering Memoirs, Autobiographies and Biographies

Description

Writing Lives: Mastering Memoirs, Autobiographies and Biographies: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Read the full course description here.

Secure your place with a deposit

If you're booking more than two months before the course starts, we can accept a £200 deposit to secure your place, and the balance is due one month before the course starts.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 11 - 15 August 2025, Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, one week
11/08/202515/08/2025£435.00[Read More]
Deposit: 11 - 15 August 2025, Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, one week
11/08/202515/08/2025£200.00[Read More]
Script Writing

Writing Stories for Performance

Description

Writing Stories for Performance: use this booking page to secure your place on the course.

Read the full course description here.

Secure your place with a deposit

If you're booking more than two months before the course starts, we can accept a £200 deposit to secure your place, and the balance is due one month before the course starts.

Ask us if you'd prefer for an invoice to be sent to your company.

Any questions?

Contact the short course team:

Email: [email protected] 

Telephone: +44 (0)115 848 2813

You can read the terms and conditions of booking here.

StartEndCourse Fee 
Full Fee: 21 - 22 August 2025, Thursday and Friday 10 am - 4 pm, two days
21/08/202522/08/2025£240.00[Read More]