Creative Writing and Literature

writing in the notebook Our Creative Writing courses can help you explore creative writing and find your voice.

We have a range of courses from longer focused courses such as How to Write a Novel, A Guide to Writing Fiction and the Art of Short Stories to one day Creative Writing Group workshops. Our courses allow you to explore your writing, develop writing techniques, understand how to build your characters and write authentic dialogue. The groups are friendly and encouraging and give lots of opportunity for feedback and sharing of ideas. If you are looking to make a start with creative writing or you are a more experienced writer looking to hone your craft and enhance your ideas our courses and workshops are the perfect place to develop.

More Information on Our Creative Writing Courses

Summer 2025

Creative Writing Group (L40L)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 16 Jul 2025 (Summer) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Last few Fee: £20 (Concession: £12)

Courses 2025/26

Bristol Adult Learning Courses 2025/26 - PREVIEW ONLY

You can LOOK but you can’t BOOK! Booking for 2025/25 courses will open on Tuesday 8 July at 9:30am but you can browse the new courses in advance.

The Art Of Short Story Writing (R22A)

Description: An introduction to short story writing, covering key elements and tips for publication.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 15 Sep 2025 (Autumn) Times: Mon 13:00-15:00 Duration: 6 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £99 (Concession: £60)

A Beginner's Guide To Writing Fiction (R21A)

Description: Introduction to fiction writing featuring essential concepts and techniques.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 16 Sep 2025 (Autumn) Times: Tue 13:00-15:00 Duration: 6 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £99 (Concession: £60)

Creative Writing Group (R20A)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 24 Sep 2025 (Autumn) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film (LFG1)

Description: This course will explore representative twentieth and twenty-first-century texts and films from Hispanic America and Spain.

Tutor: Gorka Diaz Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 25 Sep 2025 (Autumn) Times: Thu 09:45-11:45 Duration: 10 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £165 (Concession: £100)

How To Write A Novel In A Day (R19C)

Description: Novel writing for novices.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 11 Oct 2025 (Autumn) Times: Sat 10:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £50 (Concession: £30)

Creative Writing Group (R20B)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 22 Oct 2025 (Autumn) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

How To Write A Novel In 6 Weeks (R19A)

Description: Novel writing for novices.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 03 Nov 2025 (Autumn) Times: Mon 13:00-15:00 Duration: 6 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £99 (Concession: £60)

Creative Writing Group (R20C)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 26 Nov 2025 (Autumn) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

The Art Of Short Story Writing (R22B)

Description: An introduction to short story writing, covering key elements and tips for publication.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 13 Jan 2026 (Spring) Times: Tue 13:00-15:30 Duration: 5 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £99 (Concession: £60)

Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film (LFG2)

Description: This course will explore representative twentieth and twenty-first-century texts and films from Hispanic America and Spain.

Tutor: Gorka Diaz Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 15 Jan 2026 (Spring) Times: Thu 09:45-11:45 Duration: 10 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £165 (Concession: £100)

Literature of the border: Valeria Luiselli, Yuri Herrera and Carlos Fonseca. (LG3)

Description: This course will explore the topic of life in the border in the works of Valeria Luiselli (Lost Children Archive), Yuri Herrera(Signs Preceding the End of the World) and Carlos Fonseca ( Austral)

Tutor: Gorka Diaz Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 16 Jan 2026 (Spring) Times: Fri 12:45-14:45 Duration: 5 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £84 (Concession: £50)

Creative Writing Group (R20D)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 28 Jan 2026 (Spring) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

How To Write A Novel In A Day (R19D)

Description: Novel writing for novices.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 07 Feb 2026 (Spring) Times: Sat 10:00-16:00 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £50 (Concession: £30)

How To Write A Novel In 6 Weeks (R19B)

Description: Novel writing for novices.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 23 Feb 2026 (Spring) Times: Mon 13:00-15:00 Duration: 6 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £99 (Concession: £60)

A Beginner's Guide To Writing Fiction (R21B)

Description: Introduction to fiction writing featuring essential concepts and techniques.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 24 Feb 2026 (Spring) Times: Tue 13:00-15:00 Duration: 6 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £99 (Concession: £60)

Creative Writing Group (R20E)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 25 Feb 2026 (Spring) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

Discovering Mariana Enriquez, Samanta Schweblin and Maria Bastaros (LG4)

Description: This course will focus on the craft of three of the most relevant authors in contemporary Hispanic Literature. We will read their stories in English.

Tutor: Gorka Diaz Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 27 Feb 2026 (Spring) Times: Fri 12:45-14:45 Duration: 5 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £84 (Concession: £50)

Creative Writing Group (R20F)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 25 Mar 2026 (Spring) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film (LFG3)

Description: This course will explore representative twentieth and twenty-first-century texts and films from Hispanic America and Spain.

Tutor: Gorka Diaz Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 23 Apr 2026 (Summer) Times: Thu 09:45-11:45 Duration: 10 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £165 (Concession: £100)

Discovering Short Stories: Borges, Cortazar and Benedetti (LG5)

Description: This course will focus on the craft of the short story, which we will explore through reading and discussing stories written by Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar and Mario Benedetti. We will read those stories in English.

Tutor: Gorka Diaz Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 24 Apr 2026 (Summer) Times: Fri 12:45-14:45 Duration: 5 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £84 (Concession: £50)

Creative Writing Group (R20G)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 29 Apr 2026 (Summer) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

Creative Writing Group (R20H)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 20 May 2026 (Summer) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

Creative Writing Group (R20J)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 24 Jun 2026 (Summer) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

Creative Writing Group (R20K)

Description: An opportunity to share creative writing in a friendly environment.

Tutor: Carolyn Lewis Location: Stoke Lodge (BS9 1BN)

Start Date: 29 Jul 2026 (Summer) Times: Wed 13:00-15:30 Duration: 1 week(s)

Availability: Places available Fee: £22 (Concession: £13)

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