SHORT COURSES

Creative Writing – An Introduction – Hereford

Course code: H40E112
Type: Short Courses
Duration: 8 weeks
Subject area: Creative Crafts
Location: Hereford
Additional Costs - £5.00,FE Tuition - £65.00

About the course

This course is for anyone with the desire to express their creativity through story writing.

Through teaching, discussion and practice you will gain an understanding of what is required to create your own work. You will learn about:

  • Developing ideas

  • Developing characters

  • Story structure

  • The re-drafting process

  • Crafting prose

  • Writing techniques

  • Dialogue

  • How to get published

Materials needed: A notepad and pen.

Why choose us

Dr Richard Wood is an author and academic in the field of Creative Writing. He has written over forty books and has maintained a successful career writing and marketing his own novels. His qualifications include BA Scriptwriting, MA Creative Writing and PhD Literary and Critical Studies. He has also taught Creative Writing to MA level as well as supervising students completing their MA thesis.

What you could do next

Intermediate Creative Writing

Key facts

Dates: 7th May to 2nd July 2025 (no class on 28th May)

Day/times: Wednesday evenings, 6.30 to 8.30pm

Level: Beginners

Tutor: Richard Wood

Venue: Hereford Campus, Folly Lane, Hereford, HR1 1LS

Cost: Tuition £65 + materials £5 = £70

Entry requirements

No previous experience required; just an enquiring mind and desire to create stories.