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Our creative writing courses are run by award-winning authors and industry experts from Faber and beyond. Whether you're just starting out or an experienced writer taking the next step in your career, we offer the support and structure you need to achieve your writing goals.

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84 courses

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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.

Level

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Tutors

Tom Bromley, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Lee Weatherly

By Application

Start Date

Wednesday 08 Jun 2022

2 more start dates available

Application Deadline

Sunday 22 May 2022

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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.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Lee Weatherly

By Application

Start Date

Wednesday 27 Apr 2022

2 more start dates available

Application Deadline

Sunday 03 Apr 2022

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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.

Tutors

Tom Bromley, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Lee Weatherly

By Application

Start Date

Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

Application Deadline

Sunday 02 Jan 2022

Fiction Development, 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.

Level

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Tutors

Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Sabrina Broadbent, Kamila Shamsie

By Application

Start Date

Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

Application Deadline

Friday 31 Dec 2021

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Writing a Novel (Daytime)

A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Nikesh Shukla, Shelley Weiner

By Application

Start Date

Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

1 more start date available

Application Deadline

Friday 31 Dec 2021

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 27 Nov 2021

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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of online learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 27 Nov 2021

3 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: Plotting

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 29 Nov 2021

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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

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 11 Dec 2021

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Start Date

Monday 13 Dec 2021

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 18 Dec 2021

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 08 Jan 2022

3 more start dates available

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Five Days to Write a Life

There are many ways in which a life story can be presented but this course aims to understand the story you wish to tell – and to help you tell it well.

Tutors

Julia Blackburn

Start Date

Monday 10 Jan 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction

Everything you need to call yourself a writer – discipline, craft skills and a great group of people to work with – in one online writing course experience.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Helen Shipman

Start Date

Monday 10 Jan 2022

3 more start dates available

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Memoir and Life Writing

How to write a life – let alone your own? Spend three months in expert company, asking and answering the questions that a memoirist needs to answer.

Tutors

Maurice Riordan, Richard Scott

Start Date

Thursday 13 Jan 2022

The Writer's Toolkit

Take your writing to the next level with this online writing retreat.

Tutors

Marcel Theroux

Start Date

Monday 17 Jan 2022

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Create Brilliant Characters

Discover the secrets of successful character creation, and try out failsafe techniques to bring your own characters to life.

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 17 Jan 2022

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Kickstart Your Novel

Take your writing to the next level, and develop both the technical skill and the narrative momentum to really get stuck into your novel.

Tutors

Ayisha Malik, Susmita Bhattacharya

Start Date

Monday 17 Jan 2022

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Writing Fiction

Whether you're just starting out or trying to revitalise your writing process, find your feet in fiction with this intensive twelve-week course – and learn to write in a way that belongs entirely to you.

Tutors

Keith Ridgway

Start Date

Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

Start Date

Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

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Short Story

Writing Short Stories

Learn the craft of short story writing, then create and polish new stories of your own with an award-winning writer.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Lucy Caldwell

Start Date

Thursday 20 Jan 2022

Poetry Salon

Join Richard Scott and Maurice Riordan for this twelve-week intermediate course – find new paths for your work, broaden your understanding of the craft and meet a group of supportive, like-minded poets.

Tutors

Maurice Riordan, Richard Scott

Start Date

Thursday 20 Jan 2022

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Writing for Children

Writing for Children

Don't you just take out all the long words? No. It's harder than that, but this inspiring children's writing course will help.

Tutors

Anthony McGowan

Start Date

Monday 24 Jan 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Finish Your Draft

Find the focus and drive to finish your novel with a supportive group of fellow writers and a great tutor to keep you on track.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

By Application

Start Date

Monday 24 Jan 2022

1 more start date available

Application Deadline

Sunday 09 Jan 2022

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Fiction Skills: Plot

Create storylines that keep readers turning those pages in this self-paced online course.

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 24 Jan 2022

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Writing Poems

A playful, supportive three-month poetry course for beginners and aspiring amateur poets, with two of the best practitioners and teachers in the country.

Tutors

Maurice Riordan, Richard Scott

Start Date

Monday 24 Jan 2022

Fiction Development

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 29 Jan 2022

15 more start dates available

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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of online learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 29 Jan 2022

3 more start dates available

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Fiction Development

Masterclass: Editing

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 31 Jan 2022

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Crime, Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Writing Crime

Learn the secrets of the UK's most popular genre and begin work on your own crime novel in this eight-week online course.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Andrew Wilson

Start Date

Monday 31 Jan 2022

2 more start dates available

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Read Like a Writer

Read wider, read smarter and find new ways to get your words onto the page.

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 31 Jan 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 19 Feb 2022

3 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Writing YA

Young Adult fiction is one of the boldest forms of recent times – learn how to write for the most passionate and discerning audience out there.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Lee Weatherly

Start Date

Monday 21 Feb 2022

2 more start dates available

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Fiction Skills: Research

Learn how to convert dry facts and higgledy-piggledy materials into compelling stories packed with atmosphere.

Tutors

Philip Marsden

Start Date

Monday 21 Feb 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 26 Feb 2022

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development

Masterclass: Synopses

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 28 Feb 2022

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Fiction Skills: World Building

Learn how to create unforgettable story worlds that a reader can immerse themselves in – and how other writers use setting to transform their fiction.

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 28 Feb 2022

Who Do You Think They Are? Getting into Character

Learn and apply psychoanalytic theories to your characters in this unique four-week course – all the tools you'll need to create rich, convincing inner lives for the people at the heart of your novel.

Tutors

Arabel Charlaff, Max Porter

Start Date

Saturday 05 Mar 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Sarah May

Start Date

Saturday 12 Mar 2022

3 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Create Brilliant Characters

Discover the secrets of successful character creation, and try out failsafe techniques to bring your own characters to life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 14 Mar 2022

1 more start date available

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction

Everything you need to call yourself a writer – discipline, craft skills and a great group of people to work with – in one online writing course experience.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Helen Shipman

Start Date

Monday 21 Mar 2022

3 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Fiction Skills: Plot

Create storylines that keep readers turning those pages in this self-paced online course.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 21 Mar 2022

1 more start date available

Writing for Children

Writing Picture Books

Everyone's first favourite book is a picture book. Immerse yourself in the craft and magic of this vital form.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Laura Mucha, Lucy Farfort

Start Date

Wednesday 23 Mar 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Edit and Submit Your Novel

Expert industry insight and all the technical tools you'll need to take your manuscript from first to final draft.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Rose Tomaszewska, Catherine Cho

By Application

Start Date

Wednesday 23 Mar 2022

Application Deadline

Tuesday 01 Mar 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 26 Mar 2022

15 more start dates available

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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of online learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 26 Mar 2022

3 more start dates available

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Start Date

Monday 28 Mar 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Kickstart Your Novel

Take your writing to the next level, and develop both the technical skill and the narrative momentum to really get stuck into your novel.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Ayisha Malik, Susmita Bhattacharya

Start Date

Monday 04 Apr 2022

1 more start date available

By Application

Start Date

Wednesday 13 Apr 2022

Application Deadline

Sunday 03 Apr 2022

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Advanced Short Stories

You've got to grips with the basics – now it's time to make your short stories shine.

Tutors

Lucy Caldwell

Start Date

Thursday 21 Apr 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 23 Apr 2022

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: Setting

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 25 Apr 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Read Like a Writer

Read wider, read smarter and find new ways to get your words onto the page.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 25 Apr 2022

1 more start date available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Finish Your Draft

Find the focus and drive to finish your novel with a supportive group of fellow writers and a great tutor to keep you on track.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

By Application

Start Date

Monday 25 Apr 2022

1 more start date available

Application Deadline

Sunday 10 Apr 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Create Brilliant Characters

Discover the secrets of successful character creation, and try out failsafe techniques to bring your own characters to life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 02 May 2022

1 more start date available

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Crime, Novel Writing

Writing Crime

Learn the secrets of the UK's most popular genre and begin work on your own crime novel in this eight-week online course.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Andrew Wilson

Start Date

Monday 09 May 2022

2 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Fiction Skills: World Building

Learn how to create unforgettable story worlds that a reader can immerse themselves in – and how other writers use setting to transform their fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 09 May 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction

Everything you need to call yourself a writer – discipline, craft skills and a great group of people to work with – in one online writing course experience.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Helen Shipman

Start Date

Monday 23 May 2022

3 more start dates available

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Writing for Children

Writing YA

Young Adult fiction is one of the boldest forms of recent times – learn how to write for the most passionate and discerning audience out there.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Lee Weatherly

Start Date

Monday 23 May 2022

2 more start dates available

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 28 May 2022

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: The Idea of Pace

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 30 May 2022

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Fiction Skills: Plot

Create storylines that keep readers turning those pages in this self-paced online course.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 30 May 2022

1 more start date available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Kickstart Your Novel

Take your writing to the next level, and develop both the technical skill and the narrative momentum to really get stuck into your novel.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Ayisha Malik, Susmita Bhattacharya

Start Date

Monday 06 Jun 2022

1 more start date available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Read Like a Writer

Read wider, read smarter and find new ways to get your words onto the page.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 13 Jun 2022

1 more start date available

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Fiction Development

Writing Audio Drama: From Plays to Podcasts

Learn to write gripping audio drama with an intensive week-long course on story, structure and technique – and take an in-depth look at the growing market for this exciting form.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Mike Harris

Start Date

Monday 20 Jun 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Getting Started: Beginners' Fiction

Everything you need to call yourself a writer – discipline, craft skills and a great group of people to work with – in one online writing course experience.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Helen Shipman

Start Date

Monday 27 Jun 2022

3 more start dates available

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 02 Jul 2022

15 more start dates available

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Start Date

Monday 04 Jul 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 30 Jul 2022

15 more start dates available

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 20 Aug 2022

15 more start dates available

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 24 Sep 2022

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: Triangles and Squares in Fiction

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 26 Sep 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 29 Oct 2022

15 more start dates available

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Start Date

Monday 31 Oct 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 26 Nov 2022

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: Plotting

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 28 Nov 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 17 Dec 2022

15 more start dates available

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Start Date

Monday 19 Dec 2022

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 28 Jan 2023

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: Editing

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 30 Jan 2023

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 25 Feb 2023

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: Synopses

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 27 Feb 2023

Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Start to Write

A no-excuses, let's-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Saturday 25 Mar 2023

15 more start dates available

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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Masterclass: Planning and Writing The Mirror

One of a series of ten intensive, impactful masterclasses from Faber Academy's Director of Fiction.

Level

What do these levels mean?

Tutors

Richard Skinner

Start Date

Monday 27 Mar 2023

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