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London Writing Courses

Our London courses take place at the Faber offices in Hatton Garden. Find inspiration for your own writing inside the publishing house that has played home to thirteen Nobel laureates and seven Booker Prize winners, and continues to publish major literary voices like Sally Rooney and Kazuo Ishiguro.

Our London writing courses: an overview

We’ve been running in courses in Faber’s London offices since 2009 – an unrivalled opportunity for aspiring authors to step inside one of the world’s great independent publishing houses as they begin their own writing journey.

Our London courses are always capped at fifteen students per class – small enough for the group to form a bond and really engage with each other’s work, but with enough breadth of experience and interests to facilitate constructive, dynamic discussions in the room.

London Writing Courses (175)

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Novel Writing

Writing a Novel (Evening)

A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.

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Advanced

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London

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Joanna Briscoe, Alice McIlroy, Diana Evans, Chris Power

By Application

Start Date

Wednesday 24 Sep 2025

Application Deadline

Sunday 07 Sep 2025

£4350
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Novel Writing

Writing a Novel (Daytime)

A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.

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Advanced

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London

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Shelley Weiner, Sabrina Broadbent, Nikesh Shukla, Sarah Harman, Sophie Mackintosh

By Application

Start Date

Thursday 25 Sep 2025

Application Deadline

Sunday 07 Sep 2025

£4350
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Fiction Development

Start Your Screenplay in Five Days

Start that screenplay you’ve always dreamt of writing and learn the basics of screenwriting with BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Emma Jane Unsworth.

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Starting out

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London

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1-5 days

Tutors

Emma Jane Unsworth, Jessica Ruston

Start Date

Monday 20 Jan 2025

£595
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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

The Advanced Fiction Workshop

A natural continuation for graduates of Writing a Novel, or a great support group for writers who need to really get their head down and get to the end, this fortnightly, six-month course is all about reaching your goal.

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Advanced

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London

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Gillian Slovo

By Application

Start Date

Tuesday 21 Mar 2023

Application Deadline

Sunday 12 Mar 2023

£1650
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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

The Advanced Fiction Workshop

A natural continuation for graduates of Writing a Novel, or a great support group for writers who need to really get their head down and get to the end, this fortnightly, six-month course is all about reaching your goal.

Level

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Advanced

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Gillian Slovo

By Application

Start Date

Tuesday 08 Oct 2024

Application Deadline

Sunday 22 Sep 2024

£1950
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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

The Advanced Fiction Workshop

A natural continuation for graduates of Writing a Novel, or a great support group for writers who need to really get their head down and get to the end, this fortnightly, six-month course is all about reaching your goal.

Level

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Advanced

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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6 month +

Tutors

Gillian Slovo

By Application

Start Date

Thursday 09 Oct 2025

Application Deadline

Sunday 07 Sep 2025

£1950
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Places available

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Fiction Development

The Five Day Refresh

Stalled on a novel, or short story? Or just stalled? Join Keith Ridgway for this intensive five-day course which will reinvigorate your enthusiasm for a project you’re stuck on.

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Improving

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Keith Ridgway

Start Date

Monday 11 Aug 2025

£595
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Colourful stacks of books
Fiction Development, Short Story

The Five Day Short Story

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Improving

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Shelley Weiner

Start Date

Monday 02 Sep 2024

£595
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Short Story

The Five Day Short Story

Five days, one story – master the art of the short story in one intense week.

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Improving

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Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Shelley Weiner

Start Date

Monday 05 Sep 2022

£550
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Places available

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Colourful stacks of books
Fiction Development, Short Story

The Five Day Short Story

Five days, one story – master the art of the short story in one intense week.

Level

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Improving

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Shelley Weiner

Start Date

Monday 07 Aug 2023

£595
Book Now

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London Course Tutors

Our London tutors are all published authors, handpicked from Faber and beyond, as well as experienced teachers with in-depth knowledge of the industry.

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Emme Jane Unsworth

Emma Jane Unsworth

Emma Jane Unsworth is a BAFTA-nominated, BIFA-winning screenwriter and best-selling novelist...

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Emma Jane Unsworth
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Gillian Slovo

Gillian Slovo has published thirteen novels, a family memoir and has also written four verbatim plays. She started in crime...

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Gillian Slovo
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Keith Ridgway

Keith Ridgway is from Dublin. He is the author most recently of A Shock (Picador, New Directions, 2021), which was the winner...

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Keith Ridgway
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Shelley Weiner

Shelley Weiner is an acclaimed novelist, short-story writer and journalist who has, over the years, established a reputation...

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Shelley Weiner
Jessica Ruston

Guest Tutor

Jessica Ruston

Jessica Ruston is a screenwriter and novelist. Her first novel...

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Jessica Ruston

I really felt part of the Faber family, and continue to do so [...] The course is really well organised, and the team work hard to make the experience valuable and productive.

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Writing a Novel

The course is really well organised, and the team work hard to make the experience valuable and productive.

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Manuscript Assessment

Get comprehensive editorial feedback on your manuscript from our experienced readers – whether it’s still a work-in-progress or you’re preparing to submit to literary agents.

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Mentoring

We offer a range of mentoring options if you’d prefer to work one-on-one with an established writer to help you shape your project and realise your writing ambitions.

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Browse the Reading Room

From author interviews and writing tips to creative writing exercises and reading lists, we've got everything you need to get started – and to keep going.