Writing Courses in Detail

WRT 01: Creative Writing
Tutor: Lenore Abraham
Day and time: Friday 10.00 - 11.00                        
Venue: Room 3, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn, spring, possibly summer.            
Number of places: 10
Please join this friendly group if you are interested in any form of creative and/or memoir writing and you are (a) a beginner seeking encouragement and guidance in getting started, or (b) a practitioner wanting positive feedback and helpful advice.  In the autumn term we will review sources for inspiration and ways of getting started; ways to develop character, situation, scene and event in fiction and non-fiction; and ways to improve style.  In the spring term we will pay closer attention to different writing forms (e.g. drama, short story, poetry, creative non-fiction), depending on class interest.  At the end of each term we will publish for our contributors a magazine of each class member's best writing that term.

WRT 02: Personal Poetry                  

Convenor: Dave Horan
Day and time: Alternate Mondays 10.15 - 11.30     
Terms: Autumn, spring, summer.                          
Number of places: 10
A peer support group which meets fortnightly to read and review each others poetry in a relaxed and informal manner.  The group embraces a wide range of styles and subjects and members relish the observations and comments of others.  The group publishes an annual anthology of work which is freely available at comparatively low cost.  NB access to the venue is via a flight of stairs.

Note: Starts 11th October.

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WRT 03: Poetry Workshop

Leader: Sheila Farrant
Day and time: Alternate Fridays 12.45 - 2.00
Venue: Room 3, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn, spring, summer.
Number of places: 10
This is for all who enjoy writing poetry (of any type or form). We meet every fortnight, having previously chosen a theme/word/phrase to write on, and share our poems in a friendly, supportive as well as creative and stimulating atmosphere.
N.B. This is not a critical or teaching workshop, nor is it for 'professional' poets.
Note: Starts 15th October.

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WRT 04: Writers' Workshop        

Convenor: Elizabeth Bray  
Day and time: Wednesday 10.30 - 12.30               
Venue: Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane
Terms: Autumn, spring, summer.                          
Number of places: 16
"Everyone has at least one good book inside them".  The Writers' Workshop is a support group for would-be authors.  We welcome newcomers seeking support in realising a long cherished project or already starting work on a book.
Some members of the existing group are writing memoirs for their grandchildren or for publication.  Others are writing works of fiction or non-fiction.  Each week we listen to and discuss work-in progress contributed by group members.  We consider how to get started, the different forms narrative can take, voice, audience, plot and story-lines, characterisation, handling dialogue and so on.  Advice on publishing opportunities will also be given.  The convenor is a published author.

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WRT 05: Ways with Words      
Tutor: Jill Symons
Day and time: Wednesday 10.30 - 12.00
Venue: Room 3, 27-28 Bridge Street
Terms: Autumn.                                                   
Number of places: 6
A provocative and delicious challenge in which we will discover new ways of using our splendid language with clarity and precision, and never again need to say 'know what I mean?'

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