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An Introduction to Creative Writing

10 weekly sessions on campus, on Mondays at 7-9pm, starting from Monday 29 September - we are no longer taking enrolments for this course.

Overview

Where do I start? How do I start? What if I try but I’m no good at it? Answer these questions and overcome your fears with this course designed for brand-new writers and those with little experience. Even if you haven’t written much more than an email since school, a professional novelist will guide you in discovering your own unique voice and give you the essential tools to turn your ideas into thought-provoking pieces. You'll work on what is holding you back, whether it is terror of the blank page, the harsh voice of the inner critic, or the inability to make yourself just sit down and write.

This course will enable you to find inspiration, develop useful habits and harness your imagination in new ways. You'll undertake a variety of writing exercises that will fuel your creativity and read from works of literature that enthuse you. You'll become confident in sharing your writing with others in a warm and supportive atmosphere and learn that everyone has something interesting to say. Whatever your writing aims are, this is the perfect place for you to begin.

Syllabus

  • What do you want to write and why?
  • What is holding you back - the fear of failure
  • Inspiration - where to get ideas
  • Being specific - the joys of detail
  • The beautiful mundane - stories from life
  • What if - what drives a story
  • A sense of place - grounding your writing
  • Heroes and villains - getting into character
  • Dialogue - real conversations
  • What next - where do we go from here?

Course lecturer

Emma Morgan is a graduate of the University of Liverpool. Her first novel ‘A Love Story for Bewildered Girls’ was published by Penguin in 2019. It was featured on Radio Four, optioned for TV and longlisted for the Polari Prize for debut LGBTQ novel. Her second novel ‘Beggars Would Ride’ – a lesbian love story set in Liverpool - was published this year by Northodox. She is an experienced facilitator of community creative writing workshops and a recipient of a Northern Writers’ Award for fiction.

Course fee

  • Standard fee: £155
  • Concession fee: £80.