short courses & writers retreats & one-off workshops

Mar 2 Fri

Enliven Your Community: Lapidus Scotland

at Maggie Centre, Gatehouse, Western Infirmery, 10 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6PA

A nine-month, creative words for health & wellbeing facilitator training programme

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Mar 16 - 19 Fri - Mon

Writing with a Sense of Place

at Kippford On the Colvend Coast, Dumfries and Galloway

Alistair Paterson’s Creative Writing Programme, a retreat

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Apr 2 - 6 Mon - Fri

Freeing the Poet's Voice

at Cove Park, Peaton Hill, Argyll and Bute, G84 0PE

In this challenging, transformative course poets learn how to access their own authentic voice when speaking their poems.

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Apr 12 Thu

Skriva Writing School - Poetry: An Introduction

at Summerhall, 1 Summerhall Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 1PL, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

A 6-week writing course suitable for beginners upwards

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Apr 23 - 28 Mon - Sat

Bàrdachd Ghàidhlig/Gaelic Poetry

at Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre (near Inverness)

Gaelic poetry writing course will be held with Rody Gorman and Meg Bateman

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May 4 - 6 Fri - Sun

Hospitalfield Masterclasses: Weekend Poetry Retreat with Kenneth Steven

at Hospitalfield, Arbroath, Angus DD11 2NH, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

A weekend poetry retreat with resident poet Kenneth Steven.

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May 10 Thu

‘In Process’ Masterclass ‘Labour to Craft’

at Clubroom-CCA: 350 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow G2 3JD

Scottish Writers' Centre masterclass with Brian Whittingham & Janet Paisley

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May 16 Wed

National Flash Fiction Day: Lightning In A Greenhouse

at The Bongo Club, 37 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, 11:10am - 4:00pm

In collaboration with Underword, Inky Fingers are offering you an all-day creativity hothouse. Create your own flash fiction zine.

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May 24 Thu

Skriva Writing School - Poetry: Different Forms

at Summerhall, 1 Summerhall Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 1PL, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

A 6-week poetry writing course

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May 31 Thu

Read Like a Writer - Summer Term

at Scottish Poetry Library, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The School of Poetry's short summer course, taught by Ryan Van Winkle.

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Jun 7 Thu

'In Process' Masterclass with Liz Lochhead-Poet to Playwright

at Clubroom-CCA: 350 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow G2 3JD

Scottish Writers' Centre masterclass

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Jun 20 - 24 Wed - Sun

2012 Orkney Writers' Course

at Orkney

In partnership with Orkney-based literature organisation, the George Mackay Brown Fellowship, the Orkney Writers' Course will run over the weekend of the St Magnus Festival.

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Aug 13 - 17 Mon - Fri

Poem Houses: Mixed Media Structures with Brigid Collins

at Leith School of Art, 25 North Junction Street, Edinburgh EH6 6HW, 9:00am - 5:00pm

This stimulating week-long course will combine words and visuals to make three-dimensional pieces on an intimate scale.

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Sep 1 - 7 Sat - Fri

Writing Retreat, Summer Isles with Mandy Haggith

at Summer Isles

Escape to the beautiful Isle of Tanera Mòr for a week of space, peace, and inspiration.

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