Creative Writing Workshops
Flexible workshops for you.
Study in a small group in relaxed surroundings. Complete focused writing exercises, analyse extracts from contemporary and classic writers. Share your work and receive feedback from professionals. The workshops often continue over a drink after class.
NB. During the Covid-19 crisis all our workshops and individual tutorials will be held online with email feedback. We’ve included an extra Reading Hour mid-month for UK students to share their work and keep their creativity levels up.
At Chalk the Sun we recognise that people write for different reasons, from fun to publication. If you have an 80,000-word draft that needs reworking and completing, we can support you and link you with the relevant expert on our team. Our Novelists’ Survival Group meets monthly
If you want to play with words, experiment with ideas and create stories from your experience, check out our: come-when-you-can Monthly Saturday workshops.
If you are holidaying or living in Andalusia, Spain you can join our weekly Writers’ Room Workshop In Gaucin. creative writing in Spain. Meetings and 121s will be on Zoom during the Covid-19 crisis – email: jo@chalkthesun.co.uk
We won’t guarantee that you’ll be published in six months (though it has happened!). We will guarantee that you’ll meet people who share your desire to express yourself in writing, that you’ll get loads of friendly, professional advice, and that you’ll become a better writer.
- You can do a distance learning package from home.
- Join Chalk the Sun on residential courses in inspiring locations (once the World is back to normal!).
- Get feedback or editing manuscript reading service.
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