Read like a Writer with Vahni Capildeo
Creative and sensitive reading is a must-have addition to any writer’s toolkit. Learn how Forward Prize-winning poet Vahni Capildeo draws inspiration and technique from the books that they love. This friendly online session is perfect for anyone who writes poetry or is interested as a reader in how the process works – especially if you […]
Creative and sensitive reading is a must-have addition to any writer’s toolkit. Learn how Forward Prize-winning poet Vahni Capildeo draws inspiration and technique from the books that they love. This friendly online session is perfect for anyone who writes poetry or is interested as a reader in how the process works – especially if you […]
Online (Zoom) Writers Centre Norwich
10am - 12noon BST
Online (Zoom)
£35 / £25 conc
Intermediate Fiction with Ian Nettleton (ten-week course)
Take your writing to the next level and discover ways to make your novel or short stories stand out with this friendly, supportive, ten-week intermediate course led by expert tutor and published writer Ian Nettleton. Ian has been leading sold-out fiction courses at NCW for a number of years. Through a combination of group discussion […]
Take your writing to the next level and discover ways to make your novel or short stories stand out with this friendly, supportive, ten-week intermediate course led by expert tutor and published writer Ian Nettleton. Ian has been leading sold-out fiction courses at NCW for a number of years. Through a combination of group discussion […]
Dragon Hall Writers Centre Norwich
Mondays, 7 - 9pm BST for ten weeks
Dragon Hall
£225 / conc £200
Advanced Fiction with Ian Nettleton (ten-week course) – fully booked!
Looking for advice on how to finalise, edit and polish your work? Ready to take your writing to a more sophisticated level? Our Advanced Fiction online sessions with Ian Nettleton are the ideal choice for more experienced writers with a project in mind, or for anyone seeking a new and exciting creative challenge. Ian has […]
Looking for advice on how to finalise, edit and polish your work? Ready to take your writing to a more sophisticated level? Our Advanced Fiction online sessions with Ian Nettleton are the ideal choice for more experienced writers with a project in mind, or for anyone seeking a new and exciting creative challenge. Ian has […]
Online Writers Centre Norwich
Tuesday, 7 - 9pm GMT for ten weeks
Online
£225 / conc £200
International Translation Day: Out in the World
This event to celebrate International Translation Day 2021 will explore the political and practical challenges of literary translation from the perspective of translators from three countries: Argentina, Vietnam and Nepal. Our three panellists – Sebastián Gutiérrez, Nguyễn An Lý and Rabi Thapa – will share their thoughts on the importance of both literary and theatre […]
This event to celebrate International Translation Day 2021 will explore the political and practical challenges of literary translation from the perspective of translators from three countries: Argentina, Vietnam and Nepal. Our three panellists – Sebastián Gutiérrez, Nguyễn An Lý and Rabi Thapa – will share their thoughts on the importance of both literary and theatre […]
Online (YouTube) Writers Centre Norwich
7 - 8pm BST
Free - please register in advance
A Life Written with Sarah Passingham (6-week life writing course) – fully booked!
Are you age 70+ (or know someone who is) and would like to develop the skills to tell your life story? ‘A Life Written’ is a course of six weekly life writing workshops in which participants are guided through decisions, spark points and themes to help consider their own lives, acknowledge their own interesting experiences, […]
Are you age 70+ (or know someone who is) and would like to develop the skills to tell your life story? ‘A Life Written’ is a course of six weekly life writing workshops in which participants are guided through decisions, spark points and themes to help consider their own lives, acknowledge their own interesting experiences, […]
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Writers Centre Norwich
10am - 12.30pm, each Thursday for six weeks
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall
£30 for the full six weeks (bursaries available)
Virtual Book Club discussion: Sudden Traveller
Join us and share your passion for reading! Every two months we will meet online and in person over tea and biscuits to discuss some of the best works in contemporary literature. We’ll explore short stories, novels, non-fiction, poetry, and works in translation, making these informal and friendly sessions the perfect way to meet like-minded […]
Join us and share your passion for reading! Every two months we will meet online and in person over tea and biscuits to discuss some of the best works in contemporary literature. We’ll explore short stories, novels, non-fiction, poetry, and works in translation, making these informal and friendly sessions the perfect way to meet like-minded […]
Online (Zoom) Writers Centre Norwich
5.30 - 7pm BST
Free - please register in advance
Exploring voice in fiction with Olumide Popoola
Voice and point of view are a crucial aspect of writing memorable characters and compelling stories that spark the reader’s imagination. In this friendly online workshop multi-talented writer, speaker and performer Olumide Popoola will share techniques for honing narrative voice in your fiction. Through a mixture of informal whole group and small group discussion, along […]
Voice and point of view are a crucial aspect of writing memorable characters and compelling stories that spark the reader’s imagination. In this friendly online workshop multi-talented writer, speaker and performer Olumide Popoola will share techniques for honing narrative voice in your fiction. Through a mixture of informal whole group and small group discussion, along […]
Online (Zoom) Writers Centre Norwich
10am - 1pm BST
Online (Zoom)
£45 / £35 conc
Start Writing Creative Non-Fiction – fully booked!
12-week online writing course Discover the core techniques for writing creative non-fiction, be it a biography, reportage, nature writing or another of the many flourishing forms within this exciting field of writing. Whether you have started to write and would like help moving forward or simply have an idea you’d like to explore, this […]
12-week online writing course Discover the core techniques for writing creative non-fiction, be it a biography, reportage, nature writing or another of the many flourishing forms within this exciting field of writing. Whether you have started to write and would like help moving forward or simply have an idea you’d like to explore, this […]
Online Writers Centre Norwich
12 weeks
Online
£475
Meet the World: Crossing Boundaries
What does it mean to be an ‘outsider writer’? The correlation between access and privilege in our societies means that certain narratives get more airtime than others and that whole segments of society—migrant communities, minority groups, working class writers, for example—have to cross boundaries to express and share their experiences. In this event, three writers […]
What does it mean to be an ‘outsider writer’? The correlation between access and privilege in our societies means that certain narratives get more airtime than others and that whole segments of society—migrant communities, minority groups, working class writers, for example—have to cross boundaries to express and share their experiences. In this event, three writers […]
Online (YouTube) Writers Centre Norwich
7 - 8pm BST
Free - please register in advance
Arts in the Community Training Day
Are you an early-career community arts practitioner, or is your support service looking to embed arts provision into their practice? This day-long training session led by experienced arts practitioner Ruth Collins will provide you with the basics in community arts project facilitation. It includes: Access to case studies Advice on funding, partnership working and project […]
Are you an early-career community arts practitioner, or is your support service looking to embed arts provision into their practice? This day-long training session led by experienced arts practitioner Ruth Collins will provide you with the basics in community arts project facilitation. It includes: Access to case studies Advice on funding, partnership working and project […]
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Writers Centre Norwich
10am - 3pm
£20
How to write about climate change with Lynn Buckle
Join Lynn Buckle, experienced tutor and author of What Willow Says and The Groundsmen (époque press), for an online workshop exploring how to integrate positive climate solutions into your writing. Lynn teaches regular creative climate writing courses for youth and adult writers and facilitates the climate writers’ group at the Irish Writers Centre, gathering writers […]
Join Lynn Buckle, experienced tutor and author of What Willow Says and The Groundsmen (époque press), for an online workshop exploring how to integrate positive climate solutions into your writing. Lynn teaches regular creative climate writing courses for youth and adult writers and facilitates the climate writers’ group at the Irish Writers Centre, gathering writers […]
Online (Zoom) Writers Centre Norwich
10am - 1pm BST
Online (Zoom)
£45 / £35 conc
Sarah Hall in conversation with Sarah Perry
We are delighted to welcome you back to the magnificent grounds of Dragon Hall for our first book event of 2021! Join us for a celebration marking the publication of Burntcoat — a remarkable novel of passion, connection and transformation from award-winning novelist and short story writer Sarah Hall. We believe it’s her finest work […]
We are delighted to welcome you back to the magnificent grounds of Dragon Hall for our first book event of 2021! Join us for a celebration marking the publication of Burntcoat — a remarkable novel of passion, connection and transformation from award-winning novelist and short story writer Sarah Hall. We believe it’s her finest work […]
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Writers Centre Norwich
6.30 - 7.30pm
£5
Meet the World: Stitching Stories
Lorina Bulwer, embroidery and literary experimentation Join us as we explore how art and craft inform the way we can write and tell stories in a more tactile way. Lorina Bulwer was a Victorian woman who spent her time in the Great Yarmouth workhouse embroidering angry letters to the world. Ruth Battersby Tooke, Curator of […]
Lorina Bulwer, embroidery and literary experimentation Join us as we explore how art and craft inform the way we can write and tell stories in a more tactile way. Lorina Bulwer was a Victorian woman who spent her time in the Great Yarmouth workhouse embroidering angry letters to the world. Ruth Battersby Tooke, Curator of […]
Online (YouTube) Writers Centre Norwich
7 - 8pm BST
Free - please register in advance
The Poetry Exchange
Do you have a poem that has been a friend to you? We’re delighted to welcome our friends at The Poetry Exchange back to Dragon Hall for a series of friendly, one-on-one conversations that celebrate the power of poetry. Book an individual slot (45 mins) and talk to a member of The Poetry Exchange podcast […]
Do you have a poem that has been a friend to you? We’re delighted to welcome our friends at The Poetry Exchange back to Dragon Hall for a series of friendly, one-on-one conversations that celebrate the power of poetry. Book an individual slot (45 mins) and talk to a member of The Poetry Exchange podcast […]
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Writers Centre Norwich
10am, 11.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm, 5pm
Free - booking required
The Poetry Exchange
Do you have a poem that has been a friend to you? We’re delighted to welcome our friends at The Poetry Exchange back to Dragon Hall for a series of friendly, one-on-one conversations that celebrate the power of poetry. Book an individual slot (45 mins) and talk to a member of The Poetry Exchange podcast […]
Do you have a poem that has been a friend to you? We’re delighted to welcome our friends at The Poetry Exchange back to Dragon Hall for a series of friendly, one-on-one conversations that celebrate the power of poetry. Book an individual slot (45 mins) and talk to a member of The Poetry Exchange podcast […]
National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall Writers Centre Norwich
10am, 11.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm, 5pm
Free - booking required
Writing Through Movement
Writing and movement can seem like polar opposites: one begins with language and the head, the other direct from the body. Join YA author Sally-Anne Lomas and multi-disciplinary arts producer Sam Ruddock for an online workshop which will help you bring mind and body together. Through writing activities and simple exercises (accessible to all) will explore […]
Writing and movement can seem like polar opposites: one begins with language and the head, the other direct from the body. Join YA author Sally-Anne Lomas and multi-disciplinary arts producer Sam Ruddock for an online workshop which will help you bring mind and body together. Through writing activities and simple exercises (accessible to all) will explore […]
Online (Zoom) Writers Centre Norwich
10am - 12.30pm GMT
Online (Zoom)
£45 / £35 conc
Writing Poetry: Next Steps – returns in 2022
Be the first to know This course will return in the future. To join the notification list for this course please email learning@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk. Award-winning poet Helen Ivory will be your guide through this next level course, designed for poets keen to push themselves further. Through experimentation, challenge and feedback, you will produce new work […]
Be the first to know This course will return in the future. To join the notification list for this course please email learning@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk. Award-winning poet Helen Ivory will be your guide through this next level course, designed for poets keen to push themselves further. Through experimentation, challenge and feedback, you will produce new work […]
Online Writers Centre Norwich
24 weeks
Online
£900