Upcoming courses and events

Master the secrets of creative writing and write the story you’ve always wanted to

This comprehensive creative writing course is designed to provide you with the skills and tools every writer needs to tell your own story whether it’s a novel, short s

Write your way to business leadership and success

​A first impression can make or break your career – and it’s often formed on what you write. Write to be read, not ignored. To draw respect, not judgement.

Let two of South Africa’s best-known writing

Master the secrets of creative writing and write the story you’ve always wanted to

This comprehensive creative writing course is designed to provide you with the skills and tools every writer needs to tell your own story whether it’s a novel, short s

The introductory Power of Writing course takes you to the heart of creative writing.

Over just four online modules, the course introduces you to a handful of creative writing’s essen

All About Writing’s latest writing challenge offers the winner a literary assessment on 5000 words of writing worth R 2750 / £ 150 or a voucher to the same value to use on one of our courses or programmes.

Your character is working with a new colleag

An eight-part course on the most effective story template ever developed 

• The Hero’s Journey gives you greater insights into story structure and character than you’ve ever enjoyed before.

• Personal and instant feedback during “live” Zoom session

Humour is an indispensable ingredient of creative writing – and yet it’s a subject that is very seldom raised in writing courses or in books on creative writing.

It enlivens dialogue, adds a dimension to character, and provides a welcome relief to su

How do you write a scene which doesn’t sound like a tick-tock conversation taking place in a void?

Sign up for our Saturday Creative Writing Workshop on 8 May, and learn how to add layers of meaning and a sense of reality to scenes in which your char

The Logic of Story creative writing coaching programme will show you how a strong story is the basis for whatever you write.

You’ll gain an understanding of how story works, which in turn will give you the confidence of knowing exactly where you’re g

Take 20 steps to learn the skills that authors know.

Our concise Indispensable Guide to Creative Writing will introduce you to the essential skills you need to write effective and compelling fiction or non-fiction whether you want to write a book, wr

Expert advice, creative stimulation and writing practice every day for 30 days 

A self-guided programme to make you a better writer and help you establish a writing discipline.

COST: Self-guided via email  £45 / ZAR795  

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The introductory Power of Writing course takes you to the heart of creative writing.

Over just four online modules, the course introduces you to a handful of creative writing’s essen

Write your way to business leadership and success

​A first impression can make or break your career – and it’s often formed on what you write. Write to be read, not ignored. To draw respect, not judgement.

Let two of South Africa’s best-known writing

Some of the best stories ever written have great antagonists.

Here’s your chance to ask Michele Rowe and Richard Beynon questions about the baddie – whether “he” happens to be human, environmental or, indeed, an inner demon or flaw in your protagonis

Master the secrets of creative writing and write the story you’ve always wanted to

This comprehensive creative writing course is designed to provide you with the skills and tools every writer needs to tell your own story whether it’s a novel, short s

Netflix’s My Octopus Teacher has taken the world by storm. Its string of festival victories culminates now in both a Bafta and an Oscar nomination.

On April 10, it will form the centrepiece of a workshop in which we explore how the protagonist of the

This self-guided programme that will make you a better writer and help you establish a writing discipline. Explore your creative self with no pressure and no-one looking over your shoulder.

Receive advice from writers who understand what you need, cr

ake 20 steps to learn the skills that authors know

Our concise Indispensable Guide to Creative Writing will introduce you to the essential skills you need to write effective and compelling fiction or non-fiction whether you want to write a book, writ

The introductory Power of Writing course takes you to the heart of creative writing.

Over just four online modules, the course introduces you to a handful of creative writing’s essen

Expert advice, creative stimulation and writing practice every day for 30 days 

A self-guided programme to make you a better writer and help you establish a writing discipline.

COST: Self-guided via email  £45 / ZAR795  

         Upgrade for feedback