Creative Writing Programme blog page
Welcome to the Creative Writing Programme blog. We share regular writing tips and tricks from our tutors, reading recommendations, news about writing competitions and publication submission opportunities and success stories from your fellow CWP students and alumni. To stay up-to-date with the programme, subscribe to our newsletter.
Cathy Hayward to work with Mark Slater to run CWP courses
This month course alumna Cathy Hayward started working alongside course founder Dr Mark Slater to manage the Creative Writing Programme. Here she talks about her experiences on the CWP and how the partnership came about. Cathy trained as a journalist and edited a...
Amy Lavelle publishes second novel
Course alumnus Amy Lavelle's second novel comes out this month. Heartwarming, uplifting and hilarious, Home Sweet Home is a novel about sisters, misunderstandings and growing up. Here she talks about how the Creative Writing Programme set her on course to be a...
CWP alumnus Jane Crittenden publishes debut novel
Jane Crittenden’s debut novel Worlds Apart comes out this month, published by Amazon. Here she talks about how taking the Creative Writing Programme helped to kickstart her dream of writing a novel. As an interiors journalist I have always loved writing but when my...
FAQ’s about Creative Writing
FAQ’s on the Creative Writing Programme On our FAQ's page our director responds to your most commonly asked questions about creative writing and the Creative Writing Programme. Q) How much time will I need to spend studying if I take the Creative Writing...
Is it worth getting qualified as a writer?
Is it worth getting qualified as a writer? If you’re an aspiring writer, should you do a degree, or an MA or MFA in creative writing? There are now hundreds of creative writing courses, undergraduate degrees, MFA’s and MA’s being offered by American and English...
How to improve your creative writing – The Creative Writing Programme Method
How to improve your creative writing - The Creative Writing Programme Method This is the first of a number of blogs on how to improve your writing in which I will outline the thinking that underpins the Creative Writing Programme. I'm not suggesting for a moment that...
What to expect from our courses
What to expect from a Creative Writing Course - The Creative Writing Programme As we get closer to the start of a new year of writing classes, we will be welcoming plenty of new writers to our programmes. Perhaps you’re still considering whether to take this step or...
The other end of the tunnel
The other end of the tunnel If you’ve ever driven across Europe you’ve probably been through one of those long dark tunnels of flickering light, the ones that separate countries and pass through mountains. The dare in our family was to hold your breath and count....
A bit of a funny story
A bit of a funny story I sat down this afternoon with the intention of updating this page, but possibly because I’d just had lunch, or possibly because it was a warm and sunny day, or possibly both, I couldn’t think where to start. The more I thought about it, the...