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Creative Writing Courses

Our creative writing courses are run by award-winning authors and industry experts from Faber and beyond. Whether you’re just starting out or an experienced writer taking the next step in your career, we offer the support and structure you need to achieve your writing goals.

Our creative writing courses: an overview

From one-day introductory workshops, to six-month advanced courses, Faber Academy offers a full range of creative writing courses for writers at every stage of their journey.

With options to study in-person at Faber's HQ in Hatton Garden, Newcastle, or online via our bespoke online classroom, writers can choose from classes in fiction, non-fiction or poetry with experienced and passionate tutors.

429 courses

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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

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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

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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, Non-fiction

Memoir and Life Writing

How to write a life – let alone your own? Spend three months in expert company, asking and answering the questions that a memoirist needs to answer.

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Starting out

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Online

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12 weeks

Tutors

Miranda Doyle

Start Date

Thursday 20 Apr 2023

£850
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Non-fiction

Memoir and Life Writing

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Improving

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Online

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Lucie Brownlee

Start Date

Wednesday 26 Jun 2024

£850
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Non-fiction

Memoir and Life Writing

How to write a life – let alone your own? Spend three months in expert company, asking and answering the questions that a memoirist needs to answer.

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Improving

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Location

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Online

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Miranda Doyle

Start Date

Thursday 26 Sep 2024

£850
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Novel Writing

Memoir and Life Writing

How to write a life – let alone your own? Spend three months in expert company, asking and answering the questions that a memoirist needs to answer.

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Improving

What do these levels mean?

Location

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Online

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Miranda Doyle

Start Date

Thursday 04 Apr 2024

£850
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Fiction Development

Mindful Self-Compassion for Writers

Join Zoe Shobbrook-Fisher for this bespoke workshop for writers to motivate, encourage and strengthen you at all stages of your writing journey.

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Starting out

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London

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1-5 days

Start Date

Saturday 06 Jul 2024

£100
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Poetry

Nature Poems in the 21st Century

Join Karen McCarthy Woolf for this one-week intensive course, exploring nature poetry in the 21st century.

Tutors

Karen McCarthy Woolf

Start Date

Monday 17 Feb 2025

£595
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Poetry

Poetry Salon

Join Richard Scott and Maurice Riordan for this twelve-week intermediate course – find new paths for your work, broaden your understanding of the craft and meet a group of supportive, like-minded poets.

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Improving

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Online

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12 weeks

Tutors

Maurice Riordan, Richard Scott

Start Date

Thursday 27 Jan 2022

£595
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Fiction Development, Novel Writing

Read Like a Writer

Read wider, read smarter and find new ways to get your words onto the page.

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Improving

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Online

Tutors

Tom Bromley

Start Date

Monday 25 Apr 2022

£120
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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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