Adult Summer Workshop

Summer Scribes - Creative Writing Workshop

Name: Hereford College of Arts
Price range: $

Cost

£150
Tutor

Kate Garrett
Duration

3 Days
Dates

5th - 7th August

A beginner-friendly creative writing course exploring how summer can inspire fiction, poetry, memoir, and more.

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Overview

Do you fancy dabbling in nature poetry, crafting an article about your travels abroad, recalling long lazy holidays in a creative non-fiction piece, or even plotting a romantic beach read or a summer slasher novel? Sunny Scribes is a beginner-friendly creative writing taster course running over three days this August, offering inspiration and encouragement for all of that—and more.

Designed as an introduction to various forms of writing, this course will explore nature writing, travel writing, fiction, poetry, and memoir, with each session focusing on how summer can spark creativity. Through a mix of reading, discussion, and guided writing exercises, you’ll have the chance to experiment with different styles and start developing your own voice on the page.

Whether you love summer and want to wax lyrical about it, or hate it and feel inspired to rage against the heat, it's all fuel for the story and this course welcomes all perspectives. Sunny Scribes is about using the season as a springboard for your imagination—whatever direction it takes you in.

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About the Tutor

Kate Garrett is a widely published poetry, fiction, and non-fiction writer with several books to her name. These include her time-hopping verse novella Hart & Ha’penny (TwistiT Press, 2021) and horror poetry pamphlet, Deeds (Roswell Publishing, 2023), which showcase her vivid, imaginative voice. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and longlisted for a Saboteur Award.

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FAQs

All materials will be provided including paper, pens, and computers if you wish. You will also have the opportunity to buy your own materials in our on-campus shop if you want to.

This course will be held at the library our College Road campus.

This course will run across three days, from 5th - 7th August.

The workshop will start at 10am and finish at 4pm each day. You may need to arrive earlier than 10am on the first day of the course for registration. You will be emailed about this once you have booked onto the course.

This course is suitable for anyone over the age of 16.

We recommend that attendees between the ages of 16 and 18 are accompanied by a parent or guardian who is also a paying participant.

This course is suitable for complete beginners and people with some writing experience.

We keep our class sizes small so that you benefit from a lot of contact time with the tutor. There will be a maximum of 15 people attending this course.

Yes, there will be a 45 minute break for lunch. Unfortunately, our on-campus cafe won't be open during this time, but there is a corner shop just down the road from the campus where you can buy lunch, or you can bring your own.

Light refreshments such as tea and coffee will be provided.