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Running Writing Workshops
Discover how to design, launch and run your own writing groups and workshops with Anne Taylor and Victoria Field
Do you want to start a writing group or run a workshop — whether for creative writers focused on the craft of writing, for professionals using writing as a tool for well-being, or for recreation? This six-week practical online course will provide writers, academics and counsellors with the skills and confidence to run writing workshops – either face-to-face or online. As you work through each weekly session, you’ll explore what makes an effective writing group environment, gain the tools and resources for designing a writing group of your own, and devise a strategy for running workshops.
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Start date: 17 January 2022
Duration: 6 weeks
Skill level: Beginner, Intermediate
Session length: Weekly
Sessions: 6
Special early bird price
(Ends 16 December 2021)
Price: £399 £339 (inc. VAT where applicable)
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This is a professional development course and so you may be able to get funding from your employer to do it. All participants who successfully complete the course will receive a certificate of completion evidencing their learning (15 hours didactic learning, 15 hours peer learning).
It’s suitable if you:
- Want to learn the principles of running a writing workshop
- Are keen to explore and identify your role as a writing group facilitator
- Need help identifying what kind of workshop you would like to run
- Want to develop an action plan for getting your workshop off the ground
- Are a counsellor and want to run writing groups as part of your practice
- Are a writer planning to run groups in a professional setting for reflective practice
- Are an academic or teacher who would like to use writing workshops as a learning tool
- Are a creative writer looking to set up an informal local group
- Are looking for a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) course
- Want to join a friendly and supportive group of learners from a range of disciplines
- Can dedicate 5-7 hours per week for the duration of the course
We teach this course in our online classroom, which is open 24/7 so you can fit learning around your work, family and friends. There is no set time that you have to be online, so you can work at a time to suit you. We don’t have live Zoom or pre-recorded classes – all the course materials are provided in our online classroom, with interaction via the online forums.
You’ll work in a small group of learners so you can discuss ideas, ask questions and share your writing as you progress through the weekly sessions. We recommend you put in at least 5-7 hours each week to make the most out of the course.
In each session, you’ll be asked to complete reading and writing assignments to share with the group in return for feedback. The assignments on this course focus on planning and running writing groups to facilitate other people’s writing, and the different ways you can use a workshop to achieve this.
You’ll learn from:
- Podcast lectures
- Written guidance from Anne and Victoria
- Reading and viewing lists from Anne and Victoria
- Practical writing exercises, designed to help you think about, practise, and discuss the topics covered in each session
- Online discussions with writers and practitioners in your group
- The opportunity to share the ideas you have for your own writing group, and discuss with your fellow learners
You’ll need:
- 5-7 hours per week to work through the course
- A notebook and pen or pencil, if you like to make notes by hand
- A laptop or computer* with:
- A reliable broadband internet connection
- Speakers or headphones
- The latest version of Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, or Safari
- Microsoft Word. If you don’t have this you can download Open Office free
- Adobe Reader, latest version. Download free
- QuickTime Player, latest version. Download free
*You can access the course from a tablet or smartphone, but we recommend using a laptop or computer, as this makes it easier to share your work files with your writing group.
After your course, you can join our online alumni where you’ll meet our growing network of past students. The alumni is a friendly group of writers who support each other as they continue to explore and develop their writing.
Within our online alumni area you can:
- Rejoin your classmates on a private forum and access an archived version of your course materials and forum posts
- Meet alumni from other courses and groups and share your work for feedback on our alumni critiquing forum
- Join in on discussions about reading, writing, editing and ideas on our general discussion forum. This is also where we share news and useful info
- Retain access to our resources area, which has interesting and informative links
- Chat with other people online using the alumni area live chatroom. We also host live chats with guests here
Taking things further
If you’d like to continue on to another Professional Writing Academy course, we’ll give you a discount. Please get in touch for more details.
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