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Writing Courses in the South East

The Arvon Foundation

Extensive programme of creative writing courses.

Julie Everton

Award winning playwright, screenwriter, script editor and life coach.

Literature Training
Provides information and advice on professional development for writers and literature professionals. Subscribe to it's free fortnightly e-bulletin for up to the minute information on courses, competitions and more.

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Multi-arts centre near Maidenhead offering a year round programme of workshops, classes, live shows and films.

Oxford Bookes University Centre for Continuing Education
Offers a range of creative writing short courses. Also home to Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies.

Ruskin College, Oxford
Offers short residential courses including creative writing and literature.

University of Oxford CCE
Offers part time creative writing courses including fiction and crime.

University of Sussex CCE
Two-year part-time Creative Writing Programme. The programme allows you to explore your creativity, develop your understanding of the skills required to write good prose fiction and offers the opportunity to meet publishers and agents.

WEA Southern
Runs part time classes for adults in a broad range of subjects.

West Dean College, Nr Chichester
One year full-time, two year part-time Creative Writing PGDip/MA designed for writers who wish to publish long fictional works – novels, plays, screenplays.