Short courses

Short courses are open to the general public, and are suitable for those with an interest in the subject - whether for reasons of personal or professional development.

Future events

• Kingston University Book Club
  Short course - 02 May 2012 to 04 July 2012

Past events

• Writing Culture
  Short course - 21 April 2012, 10:00am
• Writing Short Fiction
  Short course - 19 April 2012, 6:30pm
• Creative Non-Fiction Writing
  Short course - 18 April 2012, 6:30pm
• Intro to Black/Asian/Mixed Race Writing
  Short course - 29 February 2012, 6:30pm to 29 February 2012, 9:30pm
• Rachel Cusk/Adam Baron prose writing short course
  Short course - 04 January 2012 to 08 January 2012
• Becoming a Freelance Journalist
  Short course - 28 November 2011, 6:00pm to 30 November 2011, 9:00pm
• Freelance Feature Writing
  Short course - 14 November 2011, 6:00pm to 16 November 2011, 9:00pm
• Screenplay-in-a-Month
  Short course - 01 November 2011, 6:00pm to 01 November 2011, 8:00pm
• A Hundred Million Stars!
  Short course - 07 June 2011, 6:00pm to 09 June 2011, 9:00pm
• How to write a script that sells
  Short course - 08 June 2010, 6:00pm to 17 June 2010, 9:00pm
• Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing
  Short course - 11 May 2010, 6:00pm to 20 May 2010, 9:00pm
• From Memory to Manuscript - Writing from Life
  Short course - 10 May 2010, 6:00pm to 19 May 2010, 9:00pm
• Interview Skills for Journalists
  Short course - 24 April 2010, 9:30am to 24 April 2010, 5:00pm
• Creative: Writing Commercial Women's Fiction
  Short course - 15 March 2010, 6:00pm to 18 March 2010, 9:00pm
• Publishing: Get that book started and published!
  Short course - 27 February 2010, 9:30am to 27 February 2010, 4:30pm
• Writing: Prepare your book for publication
  Short course - 15 February 2010, 6:00pm to 24 February 2010, 9:00pm
• Journalism: Become a Freelance Journalist
  Short course - 23 November 2009, 6:00pm to 25 November 2009, 9:00pm
• Science Fiction and Fantasy: workshop for writers
  Short course - 18 May 2009, 6:00pm to 21 May 2009, 9:00pm
• Writing Commercial Womens Fiction
  Short course - 18 May 2009, 6:00pm to 21 May 2009, 9:00pm

What our students say

"The MA in Creative Writing at Kingston University gave me lots of advice on publishing as well as writing. That sort of thing is really valuable because you create a network of people around you who can help you and you can help them."

Louise Voss
Creative Writing MA