by Cathy Hayward | Nov 10, 2023 | Blog, News, Uncategorized
The Creative Writing Programme has launched a series of one-day workshops in November and December for writers wanting to focus on a particular area of their practice. From creating memorable characters and improving your dialogue to boosting your creativity and...
by Cathy Hayward | Sep 4, 2023 | Blog, News, Student books
With schools reopening this week, there’s a definite new-term vibe in the air – which is the perfect opportunity to commit to a new writing routine. Here novelist, short story writer, playwright and CWP tutor Hannah Vincent offers her top five writing...
by Cathy Hayward | May 16, 2023 | Blog, News, Student books
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...
by Cathy Hayward | May 5, 2023 | Blog, News, Student books
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...
by Mark Slater | Jul 20, 2021 | Blog, News
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...
by Mark Slater | Jun 4, 2021 | Blog, News
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...
