Novel Nights

Michael Loveday will discuss writing flash fiction and the opportunities for writing a series of stories to create a novella. From this discussion and Q&A we’ll discover: What’s all the fuss about the Novella-in-Flash, How the novella model offers a new way of thinking about story, Why this form might reflect life more accurately than a novel Judging the Bath [read more...]

When characters speak stories come to life, but writing convincing dialogue is hard. Many of us hang off it for fear of creating wooden, stilted exchanges that are worse than no dialogue at all. This class will help you write speech that works. We’ll pull apart some great examples to see what makes them effective and we’ll have a go [read more...]

To celebrate National Writing Day, authors, Emma Smith-Barton and Kesia Lupo will discuss writing YA novels and how to get your work published. Writing Young Adult novels: What it means to write for a YA audience and how it differs to writing for adults Why write for a YA audience Who reads YA books A bit about our books and [read more...]

An in-depth look at flash fiction, aimed at any writer who is interested to start or continue an exploration of this sparkling form. You will create many fresh pieces thanks to tried and tested games and exercises - your tutor never asks you to share your writing, so you are unencumbered as you play freely and focus on meeting your [read more...]