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Writing for Children – Workshop
£53.90 Beaconsfield ALC
Sat 09-Nov-2024
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? This course aims to give you the opportunity to try your hand at writing in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, under the guidance of an experienced and published author. The course will highlight writing for all age groups (1-16) including Young Adult and cover the requirements for each target age range. […]
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Creative Writing – Finding Inspiration in the Everyday
£53.90 Beaconsfield ALC
Sat 23-Nov-2024
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? This fun and inspiring workshop explores the many sources of inspiration available to writers in their everyday lives. In this workshop, we’ll study a variety of different techniques you can incorporate into the planning stage of your writing to help brainstorm your ideas and story concepts. This session will also use […]
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Creative Writing – A Christmas Ghost Story at the Manor
£31.90 Stable Courtyard - Waddesdon Manor
Sat 30-Nov-2024
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 12:00 - 15:00
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AvailableWhat will I learn? With Christmas just around the corner, we’ll use our unique setting to consider the elements that make up a wonderfully spooky festive ghost story. We’ll look at published examples and together explore the tropes and techniques that best deliver a winter chill. Is this course for me? This course is for […]
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Calligraphy for Beginners
£85.00 Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre
Tue 14-Jan-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 14:00 - 16:00
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AvailableWhat will I learn? During the course you will learn:● What materials to use.● How to hold your hand to create the best marks.● Look at different typefaces that will suit your hand best. ● How to relax enough to create beautiful marks. Is this course for me? This course is for complete beginners or […]
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Creative Writing – Murder Mysteries Workshop
£53.90 Amersham ALC
Sat 01-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? From Sherlock Holmes to Se7en, we’ve been gripped by grisly tales of murder and malintent for centuries. In this workshop, we’ll explore the reasons a good whodunit is still more popular than ever, and practise writing in this genre. What about these types of stories capture the public’s imagination like little […]
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Calligraphy for Beginners
£85.00 Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre
Tue 25-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Afternoon
(Course Time:) 14:00 - 16:00
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AvailableWhat will I learn? During the course you will learn:● What materials to use.● How to hold your hand to create the best marks.● Look at different typefaces that will suit your hand best. ● How to relax enough to create beautiful marks. Is this course for me? This course is for complete beginners or […]
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Cracking Creative Writing – Getting Started
£85.00 Beaconsfield ALC
Wed 26-Feb-2025
(Weeks) 5
(Sessions) Evening
(Course Time:) 19:00 - 21:00
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AvailableWhat will I learn? Have you ever wanted to finally put that story that you’ve been dreaming up into writing, but don’t know where to start? These introductory lessons will guide you through the fundamentals of creative writing and allow you to work with others to hone your storytelling skills in an open and supportive […]
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Creative Writing – Voices Across Time
£29.40 Stable Courtyard - Waddesdon Manor
Sat 08-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:30 - 13:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? In this workshop, you will hear the ‘unheard voice’ captured in fiction, and try to capture the essence of a distant voice from your own family past. Please feel free to bring a photo of a distant relative and/or a small object that was significant to them or reminds you of […]
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Creative Writing – Writing Horror and Suspense
£53.90 Amersham ALC
Sat 15-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? What will I learn? ● Ever since Horace Walpole penned the first horror novel, The Castle of Otranto, in 1765, the genre has become a staple of creative writing. What is it about these stories of dark corridors, nightmares, and monsters that captivate our imagination and makes our hearts race? How […]
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Writing Poetry with a Pen and Passion – Workshop
£53.90 Highcrest ALC, High Wycombe
Sat 29-Mar-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? During the course we will look at how concrete objects can be used as metaphors for our abstract thoughts and feelings. The tutor has published a poetry collection ‘Red Lipstick & Revelations’/Indigo Dreams Publishing and narrating the audio version for Amazon Audible. Is this course for me? This course is designed […]
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Creative Writing – Get that Book out of You Workshop
£53.90 Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre
Sat 26-Apr-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? This course aims to: get you started with idea and to give you an understanding of the structure of plot, character motivation and theme if you would like to write fiction. Guidance is given to those wishing to write creative non-fiction, collections of poetry and short stories and memoir.During the course […]
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Creative Writing – Getting Published: What to Expect and How to Find Success
£53.90 Amersham ALC
Sat 10-May-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? Money makes the world go round, and it’s no different when it comes to writing. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the trials and tribulations of breaking into the lucrative and competitive creative writing industry. We will explore the differences between traditional publishing, self-publishing, and hybrid options; as well as the importance […]
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Creative Writing – Play Time with Words!
£29.40 Stable Courtyard - Waddesdon Manor
Sat 17-May-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:30 - 13:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? In this workshop, we will adopt experimental approaches to poetry and prose. We’ll look at writers who have pushed their creative boundaries and have a go at doing the same. Forget the rules – make up your own! Is this course for me? This workshop is for anyone with an interest […]
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Creative Writing – Life Writing
£46.75 Beaconsfield ALC
Mon 02-Jun-2025
(Weeks) 1
(Sessions) Morning
(Course Time:) 10:00 - 15:30
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AvailableWhat will I learn? Your mind is a treasure trove of creative memories. This course aims to open that store and get you writing your memories in poetry or prose. Through writing exercises, discussion, and tutor mini lecture in a non-threatening environment you will come away with ideas, a beginning, and a direction for your […]