All you need for this course is a good basic level of written English and a desire to improve your creative writing!  If you're already working on a project, bring it along as you may wish to use it as a basis for some of the class exercises.

Joy Rhoades is the author of one of the best-selling Australian fiction debuts of 2017, The Woolgrower’s Companion, which was shortlisted for the UK's McKitterick and HWA Debut Crown prizes. Published by Penguin in Australia and the UK, Joy is at work on the sequel. Australian-born and London-settled, Joy runs creative writing workshops for London Libraries, designed to jump start the creative writing process. She is a graduate of the Creative Writing master’s program of the New School University in New York. (joyrhoades.com)

Joy will ensure you know how to put  the basics in place for good creative writing practice, teach you how to make writing part of your daily routine, and show you how to find your voice and enjoy your writing. By the end of the day you will have plotted an outline, thought about the setting and characters, and explored structure through collaborative work and a range of useful exercises.

This full-day workshop takes place a stone's throw from the Abbey and the River Avon in the inspirational World Heritage City of Bath in Somerset. The Guild is an elegant and accessible venue adjoining both the Guildhall and the Victoria Art Gallery - five minutes walk from Bath Spa station and perfectly located for making the most of the city's cafés, bars, shops and restaurants. The workshop will take place in The Library - a light, airy and appropriately named room for a writing workshop.

The cost of this event is £65 per person (£55 Earlybird) including refreshments. There will be a one hour break for lunch with many cafés and shops within a stone's throw of the venue. This workshop is strictly limited to 15 places.