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Creative Writing - From Draft to Publication - 1

Funding area Vocational
DOV/150941/Q/PF
Location:
The Well Resource Centre, Dover
Start date:
26/09/2025
End date:
12/12/2025
Level:
Level 1
Time:
10:00 - 12:00
Duration:
11 sessions
Course hours:
Course hours

Course hours are the total number of hours you'll spend being taught by your tutor. Self study time is not included within the course hours.

22 hours
Day of week:
FRI
Tutor:
Emma Jenkins
Price: £220.00 Concessions
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Who can join this course

Ideal for:
Beginners or returning writers
Those exploring writing as a hobby or career path
Individuals interested in journalism, blogging, or storytelling

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Is this course for me

Foundations of Creative Writing:
Begin your writing journey with confidence. This introductory course is designed for adults who want to explore creative writing for personal growth or future career opportunities. You will learn the fundamentals of storytelling, character development, and narrative structure, while experimenting with fiction, memoir, and journalistic writing.
Through guided exercises and supportive feedback, you’ll build a strong foundation and start shaping your unique voice. This course is aimed at those who have completed several Beginners or Improver courses in this subject, or have previous experience of working in this subject and have an interest in progressing their chosen subject in a vocational direction.
Those with no experience of this subject should consider our range of Beginners courses.

Course aims

By the end of the course you should be able to:

* Understand the basic elements of creative writing, including character, setting, plot, and point of view
* Experiment with voice, tone, and style to begin developing a personal writing identity
* Learn how to give and receive constructive feedback in a supportive environment

Please bring a notepad and pen/pencil to your first lesson. If you do have equipment appropriate to the subject, please bring it.

Your tutor will advise you on follow-on courses.
You can attend further vocational courses which will cover additional skills and use those you have already learned in different ways to help perfect them or progress to accredited qualification courses, where offered.

This course is scheduled to not be running on the following dates:

  • Friday, 24 October 2025

From 1st August 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) require that learners attending this course must identify their primary purpose for learning. This course is not available for learners whose main aim is to learn a hobby, or for leisure/pleasure.

To get the most out of your course we recommend you attend at least 85% of your sessions. If you do have a pre-arranged commitments booked during term time, please let the tutor know in advance so that we can help you catch up on missed sessions and ensure that you still achieve the course outcome.

For Health & Safety, please do not wear open toed shoes.

It is important to note that art and craft courses are practical and require a degree of manual dexterity. Also, please make your tutor aware of any pre-existing health conditions that may impact on your learning.
If you need to bring a carer with you, or another adult please speak to the Curriculum Leader for the course.

Getting to your course

Find us

The Well Resource Centre
Maison Dieu Gardens
Dover
Kent
CT16 1TG

If you require any information about this location then please call 03000 41 22 22 and quote the Course Code DOV/150941/Q/PF.