Our next course begins on Tuesday 7th of May. Details below.
- Six weeks, starting Tuesday 7th May to Tuesday 11th June 2024 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. There will also be supportive critique (workshopping) of writing generated within the group, or of work previously written, and some voluntary homework.
- 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.
- ·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 £75. To secure your place on The Cleeve Bookshop writing workshop please email Steven John at the address below.
- Please be aware that places on previous sets of workshops have sold out very quickly.
Steven John has been extensively published in online literary magazines and printed anthologies. 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. For a full list of Steven’s publications visit www.stevenjohnwriter.com .
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/
· Three 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/