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The Cleeve Bookshop's Writer's Workshop starts back up in May, hosted once again by writer and lecturer, Steven John.
- Six weeks, starting Tuesday 6th May to Tuesday 10th June 2025 inclusive, 7.00pm to 9.00pm every Tuesday evening in The Cleeve Bookshop, 2, Mill Parade, Church Road, Bishops Cleeve, Glos., GL52 8RL.
- There will be generative content to the workshops, in other words, we’ll write some new stuff. We’ll look at various writing craft skills. There will also be supportive critique (workshopping) of writing generated within the group, or of work previously written, and some voluntary
- There will be a maximum of nine and a minimum of six workshoppers.
- All levels welcome, from beginners to experienced writers. Minimum age, 18 years.
- We’ll be working on prose fiction and non-fiction including short stories and novel extracts, in any genre e.g., sci-fi, romance, horror, crime, literary, and creative non-fiction e.g., memoir, biography, autobiography, travel, history. You’ll be trying to finish at least one piece of publishable work for submission to a competition or suitable publication.
- We won’t be looking at poetry in this workshop. Contact Cleeve Bookshop for details on poetry workshops. Please also note that the workshops won’t be suitable for writers of fiction directed at children under 14 years old.
- The cost of the six weeks of workshops is £85. To secure your place on The Cleeve Bookshop Writing Workshops, please email Steven at stevenjohnwriter@gmail.com who will send payment details.
- Please be aware that places on previous sets of workshops have sold out very quickly.
Terms and Conditions
- You can reserve a place by emailing stevenjohnwriter@gmail.com Places are reserved on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
- Payment in full will be due by 5pm Tuesday 15th April 2025. If payment not received by then, your reserved place will be offered out to others.
- Cancellations of paid for places received up to and including 15th April 2025 will be fully refunded. Cancellations received from 16th April to 22nd April 2025 will only be refunded if the place can be filled with someone else. Cancellations received after 22nd April 2025 cannot be refunded.
- Sessions missed by the participant, for whatever reason, once the workshops have started will not be refunded, (in part or in full). Should a session(s) be cancelled by the organisers, for whatever reason, then in the first instance a replacement session will be organised. Failing that, a full refund will be given for the cancelled session(s) only.
Success Stories!
- One of our past workshoppers shortlisted for the King Lear Prizes https://www.kinglearprizes.org.uk/
- One of our past workshoppers shortlisted in the West Word short story competition https://westword.uk/westword-prize/
- Several of our past workshoppers published in online literary magazines
- Three of our past workshoppers longlisted in the Stroud Short Stories competition https://stroudshortstories.blogspot.com/
Steven John has been extensively published in online literary magazines and his first collection of short fiction ‘Blood and Electricity’ was published in October 2024. He holds a Master of Arts Degree (with distinction) in Creative and Critical Writing and is now a part-time lecturer in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of Gloucestershire where he supports postgraduate students with their dissertations. Steven was the Joint Founder and Managing Editor of The Phare magazine from 2020-23 www.thephare.com and Fiction and Special Features Editor at New Flash Fiction Review from 2018-20 www.newflashfiction.com He has led many in-person and online creative writing and poetry workshops, and works as an literary editor in a self-employed capacity. For a full list of Steven’s publications visit www.stevenjohnwriter.com
