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)
Writing a Novel (Evening)
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Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Joanna Briscoe, Alice McIlroy, Diana Evans, Chris Power
Writing a Novel (Daytime)
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Shelley Weiner, Sabrina Broadbent, Nikesh Shukla, Sarah Harman, Sophie Mackintosh
Writing a Novel Summer School
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Richard T. Kelly, Shelley Weiner, Nikesh Shukla, Sarah May
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Wednesday 02 Jul 2025
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Sunday 01 Jun 2025
Writing Day – 5 July 2025
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Writing Evening – 1 May 2025
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Writing Evening – 11 July 2024
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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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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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Sabrina Broadbent
Sabrina Broadbent's debut novel, Descent, won the WH Smith Raw Talent award. Her other novels are A Boy’s Guide to Track and...
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Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla is an novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of Coconut Unlimited (shortlisted for the Costa First Novel...
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Richard T. Kelly
Richard T. Kelly is the author of the novels Crusaders (2008), The Possessions of Doctor Forrest (2011) and The Knives (2016)...
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Sarah May
Sarah May is the highly acclaimed author of seven novels, including The Nudist Colony, (shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award...
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Joanna Briscoe
Joanna Briscoe is the author of the novels Mothers and Other Lovers, which won the Betty Trask Award; Skin; Sleep With Me, which...
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Sophie Mackintosh
Sophie Mackintosh was born in South Wales, and is currently based in London...
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Nicola Dinan
Nicola Dinan grew up in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur and now lives in London...
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Leone Ross
Leone Ross’s third novel, This One Sky Day (Faber/FSG) was published to critical acclaim in 2021. Her first novel, All the Blood Is Red...
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Diana Evans
Diana Evans is the award-winning, bestselling author of A House for Alice, Ordinary People, The Wonder and 26a...
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Claire Daverley
Claire Daverley was born in 1991 and has been writing stories ever since she was six years old...
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Chris Power
Chris Power is the author of a novel, A Lonely Man, a Washington Post and New Statesman...
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Eimear McBride
Eimear McBride grew up in the west of Ireland and trained at Drama Centre London. Her first novel A Girl is a Half-formed Thing...
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Sara Jafari
Sara Jafari is a British-Iranian author and editor. She is the author of The Mismatch and...
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Jessica Andrews
Jessica Andrews is a novelist. Her work explores intersections of social class and gender in relation to the body. Her debut novel, Saltwater won...
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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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