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Develop as a writer with us
 

 
Our full current listings are here. It is updated as new courses, workshops, retreats, and other events become available.

We are currently commissioning online workshops and courses and will list them here as they are set up. We aim to run at least 20 workshops/courses and 12 networking events between April 2023 and March 2024 - all online. 

 
  • QND Writers Group | £ Pay What You Can
    QND Writers Group | £ Pay What You Can
    Tue, 19 Dec
    Zoom Sessions
    19 Dec 2023, 19:00 – 19:05 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    19 Dec 2023, 19:00 – 19:05 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    Join queer autistic author Jorik Mol for his monthly group for neurodivergent writers. Includes some prompted writing if you want to. Open to neurodivergent writers at all levels including beginner. Pay What You Can from £0 - £10
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  • Writers' Café | Free
    Writers' Café | Free
    Thu, 21 Dec
    Zoom Videoconference - RSVP to get link.
    21 Dec 2023, 20:00 – 21:30 GMT
    Zoom Videoconference - RSVP to get link.
    21 Dec 2023, 20:00 – 21:30 GMT
    Zoom Videoconference - RSVP to get link.
    Our casual monthly networking get-together for LGBTQ+ writers. Meet other writers, check in on your writer wellbeing. Spots also available for writer readings. Open to writers at all levels, writing in any form. RSVP now for link to event and/or to request a spot.
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  • Queer Approaches to Experimental Writing with Juliet Jacques | £150
    Queer Approaches to Experimental Writing with Juliet Jacques | £150
    Mon, 08 Jan
    Zoom
    08 Jan 2024, 19:30 – 21:30 GMT
    Zoom
    08 Jan 2024, 19:30 – 21:30 GMT
    Zoom
    Queer writing can push the boundaries – of form and content. Join trans writer and filmmaker Juliet for a 6x fortnightly workshop series exploring writing from Oscar Wilde to Akwaeke Emezi, and techniques that you might use in your own writing. Ideal for 'intermediate' and more experienced writers.
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  • Burnout and Boundaries | Limited 15 Places | £10
    Burnout and Boundaries | Limited 15 Places | £10
    Tue, 16 Jan
    Zoom Sessions
    16 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    16 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    What even are boundaries, how do we set and protect them, and why they're essential in preventing and recovering from burnout. Join writer Jane Clair Bradley in this essential part of our writer wellbeing series. Suitable for all writers.
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  • What To Do When You Feel Like A Failure | 15 Places | £10
    What To Do When You Feel Like A Failure | 15 Places | £10
    Tue, 23 Jan
    Zoom Sessions
    23 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    23 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    Competition, comparison, rejections and other knock-backs all too often feel like inescapable parts of being a writer, and can drain our resilience and confidence. Explore queer strategies to develop resilience with writer Jane Clair Bradley. Part of our writer wellbeing series. For all writers.
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  • Shaping Queer Essays | 8 Weeks | £195
    Shaping Queer Essays | 8 Weeks | £195
    Wed, 24 Jan
    Zoom
    24 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 21:00 GMT
    Zoom
    24 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 21:00 GMT
    Zoom
    Hovering between poetry and prose, the essay is impossible to pin down and sometimes described as an inherently queer form. Join Jessica Wright in exploring approaches to writing queer essays—first, finding your material and then crafting it into effective forms. For writers with some experience.
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  • Publishing Your Work | Workshop | £30
    Publishing Your Work | Workshop | £30
    Thu, 25 Jan
    Zoom
    25 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 21:30 GMT
    Zoom
    25 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 21:30 GMT
    Zoom
    You’ve typed “The End” – now what do you do? Helen looks at options for getting your work in front of readers in e-book or printed formats. Partial Bursaries Available.
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  • Writing from the Body - Fiction  | £15
    Writing from the Body - Fiction  | £15
    Tue, 06 Feb
    Zoom Sessions
    06 Feb 2024, 19:30 – 21:00 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    06 Feb 2024, 19:30 – 21:00 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    What is a writer to do with the feelings, experiences, and memories which drive them to write? We will take the body as raw material for writing. Practical activities offer the opportunity to write fiction which responds to the bodily sensations that so often defy words. For writers at all levels.
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  • Getting an Agent and Getting Published | £tbc | Register Interest
    Getting an Agent and Getting Published | £tbc | Register Interest
    Thu, 08 Feb
    RSVP to REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
    08 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
    RSVP to REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
    08 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
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    An interactive workshop with UK Literary Agent Abi Fellows from DHH Literary Agency. Learn what literary agents do, what they are looking for, how to approach them and what happens once you have found one. Includes plenty of time for Q+A and feedback on covering letters and synopses.
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  • Writing from the Body : Non-Fiction  |  £15  (Series Ticket £10)
    Writing from the Body : Non-Fiction  |  £15  (Series Ticket £10)
    Tue, 13 Feb
    Zoom Sessions
    13 Feb 2024, 19:30 – 21:00 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    13 Feb 2024, 19:30 – 21:00 GMT
    Zoom Sessions
    What is a writer to do with the feelings and memories which drive them to write? We will take the body as raw material for writing. Activities offer the opportunity to write non-fiction which enacts craft upon embodied experiences. For writers at all levels.
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  • Writer Development 1:1 | £49
    Writer Development 1:1 | £49
    Anytime
    Zoom
    Anytime
    Zoom
    Anytime
    Zoom
    Take stock of your development as a writer with our Director, Paul Bradley. Get new insights into the possibilities for your writing and develop some achievable plans to help you achieve your goals. For writers at all levels. Partial bursaries available.
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