Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts

Courses

Courses

We run a number of courses for writers to hone their skills across a range of genres.

  • Spring School 2024: A Torch in a Darkened Room: The Definitive Guide to Writing the Short Story

    Date/Time: Monday 15th to Friday 19th April 2024 (not as previously advertised in March)

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday/Short Story: Frog into Prince

    Date/Time: Saturday 11 November 2023, 10am to 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday/Short Story: Dystopia

    Date/Time: Saturday 9 December 2023, 10am to 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • The Whole Story 2024

    Date/Time: May to October 2024

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday/Short Story: Going Undercover

    Date/Time: Saturday 10 February 2024, 10am to 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Sean O'Brien: On Consulting an Ordnance Survey Map

    Date/Time: Saturday 29th April 2023, 10am to 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • The Whole Story 2023

    Date/Time: May to October 2023

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Spring School 2023: The Novel: So, What's The Story?

    Date/Time: Monday 27th to Friday 31st March 2023

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Unfortunately this course has been unavoidably cancelled. Creative Saturday with Andrew Hankinson: Experimenting with True Crime

    Date/Time: Saturday 14th January 2023, 10am - 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Andrew Hankinson: Speak Your Mind PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED

    Date/Time: Saturday 10th December 2022, 10am - 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Linda France: Unlocking the Menagerie

    Date/Time: Saturday 25th March, 10am - 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Margaret Wilkinson What More Do I Have to Write About?

    Date/Time: Saturday 25th February 2023, 10am to 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Linda France: In the Classroom of Trees

    Date/Time: Saturday 12th November 2022, 10am - 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Margaret Wilkinson The Contemporary Ghost Story

    Date/Time: Saturday 26th November 2022, 10am to 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Sean O'Brien: Emily Writes Such a Good Letter

    Date/Time: Saturday 10th December 2022, 10am to 4pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • The Whole Story 2022

    Date/Time: May to October 2022

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • NPF '22 Workshop: Jennifer Wong

    Date/Time: Friday 6 May 2022. 10:00 to 11:55

    Venue: ZOOM - ONLINE

  • NPF '22 Workshop: Polly Atkin

    Date/Time: Friday 6 May 2022. 12:05 to 14:00

    Venue: ZOOM - ONLINE

  • NPF '22 Workshop: Hannah Lowe

    Date/Time: Saturday 7th May, 12:05 to 14:00

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • NPF '22 Workshop: Sean O'Brien

    Date/Time: Saturday 7th May, 12:05 to 14:00

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • NPF '22 Workshop: André Naffis-Sahely

    Date/Time: Saturday 7th May, 10:00 to 11:55

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • NPF '22 Workshop: Kris Johnson

    Date/Time: Saturday 7th May, 10:00 to 11:55

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Spring School 2022: Autofiction/Short Story 'When I speak of myself, I am also speaking of you...

    Date/Time: Monday 4th to Friday 8th April 2022

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Sean O'Brien: It's About Time

    Date/Time: Saturday 28th May 2022, 10am to 3pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Margaret Wilkinson MAKING A SCENE (for prose writers)

    Date/Time: Saturday 14th May 2022, 10am to 3pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Jo Clement: POSSESSION (for poets)

    Date/Time: Saturday 11th December 2021, 10am - 3pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Jo Clement: SPEAKING SONG for poets

    Date/Time: Saturday 30th April 2022, 10am - 3pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Andrew Hankinson: Pushing the Boundaries of Creative Nonfiction

    Date/Time: Saturday 26th March 2022, 10am - 3pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Margaret Wilkinson Voice: Your Fingerprints on the Page

    Date/Time: Saturday 13th November 2021, 10am to 3pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University

  • Creative Saturday with Andrew Hankinson: Getting Creative With Nonfiction

    Date/Time: Saturday 6th November 2021, 10am - 3pm

    Venue: Percy Building, Newcastle University