Creative Writing

Creative Writing Courses.

Creative Writing courses

 

Courses marked as (Credit) are open to everyone. As a credit student, you will matriculate as a student at the University of Edinburgh as part of the registration process for these courses. For more information, please visit the Studying for Credit pages.

Please note the following regarding feedback:

Credit Creative Writing courses: Verbal feedback from the Class Teacher will be given on students’ contributions in class. On credit courses, students will be given individualised, written feedback on their final submissions after the end of term. Apart from this, Course Teachers will not be able to provide written feedback on students’ creative writing during the course.

Non-credit Creative Writing courses: Course Teachers will not be able to provide individualised, written feedback on students’ creative writing as part of this course. On non-credit courses, verbal feedback from the Class Teacher will be given on students’ contributions in class.

Term 1 (September to December 2024)

 

In-person courses

 

Screenwriting 1: An Introduction to Writing for Film and Television (Non-credit)

 

Improve Your Fiction

 

Writing Audio Drama for Radio and Podcasts

 

Writing Creative Non-Fiction

 

Poetry in Practice (10 weeks)

 

Short Story Writing (Non-credit)

 

Writing Young Adult Fiction

 

Online courses

 

The Art and Craft of Children's Fiction 2 (Online)

 

Term 2 (January to March 2025)

 

In-person courses

 

Screenwriting 2: Script Development

 

Improve your Fiction

 

Fiction Workshop

 

Writing for Publication: Freelance Journalism

 

Writing Creative Non-Fiction

Online courses

 

Screenwriting 1: An Introduction to Writing for Film and Television (Online)

 

Short Story Writing (Online)

 

Term 3 (April to June 2025)

 

In-person courses

 

Screenwriting 3: From Page to Screen

 

Experimental Writing

 

Fiction in Progress

 

Short Story Writing

 

Important Information

For enquiries about the content of the courses in this subject area, please contact Course Organiser, Dr Malgorzata (Gosia) Bugaj by email: cw.fmcc.col@ed.ac.uk.

For all general enquiries, please contact us by email COL@ed.ac.uk.

 

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