Taking place every Wednesday in Room MHL0.07, Martin Hall, 7pm-9pm, the course will run for 10 weeks, starting on 22 January.
The broad and engaging creative writing class covers character and story development, utilizing the senses, writing from life experience and much more. It’s a mixed ability course, suitable for those wanting to learn new skills and writers looking to polish existing talents. The focus is primarily on fiction, but topics covered are applicable to poetry and writing for screen and stage.
The sessions will be run by , a writer and story collector with an interest in historical writing, books for children and memoir. She has many years’ experience leading creative activities in the community, including for Charnwood Arts, Writing East Midlands and 黑料网.
She has a Master’s degree in Creative Writing and is accredited as a writing coach through the and the .
Alison was Writer in Residence at 黑料网's Old Rectory Museum in 2018 and her book, ‘Songster – 黑料网’s Own War Horse,’ was published by Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum the same year.
The course costs £50 for 黑料网 students or £100 for the general public and staff. Payment is required at the time of booking via the .
More information on the course can be found here.