Our online creative writing courses are designed and delivered by published, award-winning authors who are also experienced teachers and editors.
Whether you’re an absolute beginner or have already written many stories, our online creative writing courses can help you take your writing to the next level and become a more confident writer. Discounts are available on our courses for members of our Community. Or we have a Crazy About Courses membership package that includes 6 of them to work through in your own time. See all the membership packages here.
If you’re not already a member of the community, buying a course will also give you access to our lively, friendly and supportive community where we hold lots of live online events designed to help you develop your writing.
Any questions before booking, email us and we’ll be happy to help!
Novel Writing Courses
Flash Fiction Courses
| The Flash Mini | The Novella-in-Flash Course |
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 A fun and intensive 3-days of flash workshops where the focus is on generating new drafts to edit later. Join Amanda Saint and Mary-Jane Holmes for a weekend of flash fun with each day featuring craft discussions, readings for inspiration and 2 writing prompts. Plus send a story for detailed feedback after. Next start date: TBC  |  Our novella-in-flash course will help you get started with a new novella-in-flash project. Whether you’ve already got an idea you want to work on, or want help to find an idea, this course will enable you to plan your story, write some of the flash fictions within it and give you the confidence to complete the first draft. Next start date: TBC |
| Fantastic Flashing | Experiments in Flash |
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 A 10-tutorial course designed to find new ways to approach writing flash fiction stories. Focused on generating new stories. Content accessible 24/7, work at the time that suits you best. Group course with forum and feedback from course tutor, Amanda Saint, and the other writers on the course. Or work alone option to start anytime. Work alone option available to start anytime Next group start date: TBC |  How the universe works and what we’re here for is a question that humans have asked themselves forever. Spiritual traditions and science all have ideas about the answers to these questions and we’ll be using some of them in this 6-week course as inspiration for experimenting with story ideas and flash fiction. Includes forum and optional Zoom sessions. Work alone option available to start anytime Next group start date: TBC |
