Writing courses for individuals
If you’d like a registration form please email: 1stwrites@writes1st.plus.com putting the title of your chosen course in the subject heading or call 0776 6581134.
| Title of course | Description | Date | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Creative WritingRural Writing
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Shut the door on urban Poole for three hours and breathe in fresh country air. What is your image of the countryside? Green fields, gambolling lambs and combine harvesters or battery farming, silent skies and Chelsea tractors? Explore your image through your writing and return to urban life having given your imagination a rural workout. No experience necessary. |
Saturday 16 April(10 am to 1pm) |
£10 |
Creative Writing |
What better place to explore the subject of seasons than in one of Poole’s hidden gems: Chestnut Nursery by Poole Park. Seasonal ‘spectacles’ will aid our imaginations, while we explore the garden in each of the seasons. The session will consist of fun and practical exercises. No experience necessary. Limited to 8 places. |
Saturday14 May (10.15 am to 1pm) |
£10 |
Creative Writing*Write & Ride Around Poole |
Weather permitting; this workshop will involve writing in different venues in Poole with the help of the Route 1 bus. Gather up your inspiration from Poole’s historic buildings or harbour views, and then consign them to paper. No experience necessary. |
Saturday 18 June(10am to 1pm) |
£10 |
Creative WritingColour your writing |
We’re back at Chestnut Nursery for this session on colours. We will look at the colours in the nursery and explore other ways colours come into our everyday lives such as popular sayings, symbolism and what we wear and eat. Limited to 8 places. No experience necessary. |
Saturday 30 July(10.15 -1pm) |
£10 |
*Writing |
Writing at Baiter. Weather permitting pack up food, drink and your writing pad for an evening of writing beside the sea. Hope your imagination is waterproof just in case! |
Thursday |
FREE |
Short Story Improvers Group |
This is a small group for people who are writing short stories but feel they would like some constructive help on how they could be improved. This is particularly useful for those wanting feedback before they send them off to competitions etc. |
7-9pmThursday 28/4, 26/5, 23/6 and 28/7 |
£8 per session |
Notes:
- All sessions except * are held in Poole in fully accessible buildings with free parking. Cost also includes tea/coffee/biscuits.