29 Short courses in Creative Writing in United Kingdom

On this Creative Writing - An Introduction (Stage 1) course at the Arts University Bournemouth, you’ll be taught the essential skills of creative writing – perfect if you’re an aspiring writer or if you’re prepping for a bigger writing project. You'll develop your skills across a range of forms, including flash fiction, short stories, novels, and poetry.

This 8-week Playwriting - Intermediate short course at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is aimed at those who want to develop their playwriting further with an established playwright. 

Meeting once a week for eight intensive lessons this Playwriting - An Introduction course at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is an exciting opportunity to work with an established playwright to explore the fundamentals of writing a play.

Creative Writing for Beginners at Brighton Metropolitan College is a ten-week workshop-based course introducing the essential techniques used to write fiction.

Life Writing and Writing Life at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is a course designed for people who want to start on or continue their path towards writing narrative non-fiction.

Atlas Summer Courses – Creative Writing develops students’ ability to write compelling fiction, prose, and poetry. Explore character, plot, voice, and dialogue through tutorial-style teaching in small groups while studying Creative Writing in Oxford.

How do we transform experience and imagination into compelling prose? This Creative Writing - Fact or Fiction - Beginners course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is designed to develop your creative skills and confidence to write.

The Business Writing Skills course at The London School of English equips participants with the essential skills for producing clear, professional, and impactful business communications.

Put pen to paper, let your imagination roam free and conjure your creativity with this Creative Writing for Ages 14 - 17 programme from Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Have you always dreamed of writing a novel but weren't sure where to start? Turn that dream into reality in this Creative Writing - Get Started on Your Novel workshop at the University of Roehampton.

The Creative Writing course from UCL Summer School invites you to explore and experiment with your creative writing strengths and preferences. This course is offered in two sessions: Session One: Monday 29 June – Friday 17 July 2026. Session Two: Monday 20 July – Friday 7 August 2026

Two Days In TV Land - Writing and Pitching Series Television at the London Film School is an immersive two-day workshop in the art and craft of creating and pitching series television, from American TV writer, Hal Cantor.

The Novel Studio course offered by City St George's, University of London provides 15 selected students the unique opportunity to work exclusively on their novels for a year.

Have you ever wanted to know how the elements of prose work? What makes for compelling writing and what leaves readers out in the cold? And what are the best strategies for getting published? This Creative Writing for Beginners course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is just the place to find out!

Creative Writing Advanced at Brighton Metropolitan College is a ten-week workshop-based course for experienced fiction writers developing a novel or collection of short stories.

The Fairy Tales and their Retellings course from UCL Summer School will introduce different forms of storytelling, exploring the origins and evolution of fairy tales with a focus on contemporary retellings.

Explore how technology is changing the way stories are told, from AI-assisted writing to interactive fiction and immersive experiences in the Writing with Technology course at Bath Spa University

The Writing Fiction Essentials - Character, Description and Dialogue course offered by University of Oxford provides an inspiring and informative introduction to the essential elements of effective prose fiction.

Our Writing Fiction course at University of Oxford has been designed for those who know that they want to write novels or short stories, and who may already have made some progress in writing.

This intermediate Creative Writing - The Next Chapter (Stage 2) course at the Arts University Bournemouth allows you to explore specific writing techniques and is perfect for aspiring writers to take the step from beginner to experienced.