Current Workshops

The Grip of Horror
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Wednesday 4 November - Wednesday 5 December 2026
5 weeks, 5.30-7.30pm
£60 / £55

BOOK HERE 

Are you drawn to the macabre, all things spooky and haunting? Do you want to put your fears on paper? Then this might be the course for you.

Over five weeks join film and cultural historian Robert JE Simpson for a creative journey through the annals of horror, designed to heighten your appreciation for the genre while encouraging you to write your own horror fictions.

We’ll explore key horror texts and themes, with an emphasis on horror cinema, how horror is marketed, and what makes a horror story work.

This course includes optional extra participation via Discord.

PAST WORKSHOPS

Writing Workshops - Online - Sep/Oct 2025
via zoom
Thursday 11 September - Thursday 16 October 2025
(no class 25 Sep)
5 weeks, 7.30 - 9.30pm
£70 / £60+

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Everyone has a story in them. Let me help you tell yours.

5 weekly workshop sessions held via Zoom video chat, in which we explore creativity. Looking at inspirations and techniques for writing stories, and hands-on exercises. We'll help you find your way through the narrative forest, and beat writers block. Sessions involve group discussion, mentoring, and feedback alongside dedicated writing time. Suitable for anyone actively trying to write fiction, from short form to novels.

Each mini-term is made up of five sessions

The workshops are aimed at fiction writers, but would also suit auto-fiction, memoir and other narrative prose based forms.

Classes are designed for those unable to attend my in-person events - however, if you're already signed up for an in-person series and are interested in attending this too, please message me for suitability.

Places are limited.

Writing Fiction Continuation
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Monday 8 September  - Monday 1 December 2025
12 weeks, 7.45 - 9.45pm
£144 / £132

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This 12-week course is suitable for writers who have completed a term of The Crescent's Writing Fiction course or post-beginner writers who are looking for a supportive, creative environment in which to explore new challenges and share their work.

Explore new challenges in your fiction writing through a series of structured exercises designed to look at the finer details of plotting, character, dialogue, setting and more.

With an emphasis on discussion and constructive feedback, this class will help you develop your skills and have fun with writing from new angles and perspectives.

Writing Fiction Continuation
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Monday 28 April - Monday 9 June 2025
7 weeks, 7.45 - 9.45pm
£84 / £77

BOOK HERE 

This 10-week course is suitable for writers who have completed a term of The Crescent's Writing Fiction course or post-beginner writers who are looking for a supportive, creative environment in which to explore new challenges and share their work.

Explore new challenges in your fiction writing through a series of structured exercises designed to look at the finer details of plotting, character, dialogue, setting and more.

With an emphasis on discussion and constructive feedback, this class will help you develop your skills and have fun with writing from new angles and perspectives.

Writing Fiction Continuation
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Monday 13 January - Monday 7 April 2025
12 weeks, 7.45 - 9.45pm
£144 / £132

BOOK HERE [SOLD OUT]

This 10-week course is suitable for writers who have completed a term of The Crescent's Writing Fiction course or post-beginner writers who are looking for a supportive, creative environment in which to explore new challenges and share their work.

Explore new challenges in your fiction writing through a series of structured exercises designed to look at the finer details of plotting, character, dialogue, setting and more.

With an emphasis on discussion and constructive feedback, this class will help you develop your skills and have fun with writing from new angles and perspectives.

Writing Fiction Continuation
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Monday 8 April - Monday 10 June 2024
10 weeks, 7.45 - 9.45pm
£120 / £110

BOOK HERE

This 10-week course is suitable for writers who have completed a term of The Crescent's Writing Fiction course or post-beginner writers who are looking for a supportive, creative environment in which to explore new challenges and share their work.

Explore new challenges in your fiction writing through a series of structured exercises designed to look at the finer details of plotting, character, dialogue, setting and more.

With an emphasis on discussion and constructive feedback, this class will help you develop your skills and have fun with writing from new angles and perspectives.