Whether you are a curious beginner, a secret scribbler or someone in need of fresh inspiration, feedback and advice, this friendly, supportive and informative class will be for you. We'll look at finding and developing ideas in prose fiction, poetry and life-writing, cultivating a healthy writing practice and pathways to publication. By the end of the course you'll have a writer's tool-kit of techniques, a portfolio of work, and a clear idea of how to proceed. Each week there will be a chance to workshop your writing, give and receive constructive criticism and hone your critical faculties as a writer - cultivating a professional approach to editing and submitting your work for appraisal. Contact the Subscription Rooms on 01453 760900

With Kevan Manwaring MA Teaching & Practice in Creative Writing, author of over a dozen books, writing tutor for the Open University and Skyros Writers' Lab.