Creative Writing with
Faber and Faber

Drawing on Faber's 80 years of publishing experience, Faber Academy offers the best tuition from hand-picked authors, editors and agents, on focused, practical writing courses. We give you the time, space and support you need to get it written and written well. What makes us unique?

Louise Doughty
Fiction: The Basics
Three-day course with Louise Doughty, Kamila Shamsie in London
Begins 13 July
Do you have lots of ideas for stories, but don't know where to start them? Learn how, and explore the basics of fiction over three days, with acclaimed novelists Kamila Shamsie and Louise Doughty. You will cover character, voice, narrative structure and much more - and come away inspired to write....
Richard Skinner
Writing A Novel
Six-month course with Richard Skinner, Joanna Briscoe in London
Begins 8 October | Application Deadline 5 August
An intensive course aimed at writers who are considering writing as a profession and are prepared to engage fully in the hard work involved – perhaps the sort of student who might consider an MA in creative writing but is unable to give up full-time work or family commitments to attend a university....
Daljit Nagra
Becoming A Poet
Six-month course with Daljit Nagra, Jo Shapcott in London
Begins 9 October | Application Deadline 17 August
Faber has long been a home for poetry. Join award-winning poets Jo Shapcott and Daljit Nagra, plus guest poets and Faber poetry editors, and work together towards your first collection. The emphasis is on writing new poems – and learning the skills you need to make them work....
Marcel Theroux
Write A Short Story in a Weekend
Three-day course with Marcel Theroux , Hanif Kureishi in London
Begins 22 June
Whether you're an established writer of short fiction or are just starting out, this three-day practical course promises a creative kick-start. ...
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Introducing... Mumsnet Academy Introducing... Mumsnet Academy
By Faber Academy 8 May 2012

Faber and Mumsnet have teamed up on the Mumsnet Academy - a programme of courses for busy parents. We'll be doing the creative writing, but there's lots more on offer, too!

Becoming A Poet - one year on
By Rishi Dastidar 26 April 2012

A year after his Becoming A Poet course, alumnus Rishi Dastidar fills us in on his life in poetry. Is it as simple as just becoming a poet?

So, this inappropriate adjective walks into an iron bar...
By Ian Ellard 26 April 2012

How do you know your adjectives are working for you?

How I Wrote My Novel
By Rachel Joyce 10 April 2012

Faber Academy alumna - and now bestselling author - Rachel Joyce talks about writing her debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and describes how taking the 'Writing A Novel' course put her - and Harold - on their way...

[VIDEO] Fresh Inspiration
By Faber Academy 1 February 2012

Our poetry tutors Jo Shapcott and Daljit Nagra on the most important part of a poet's life - inspiration. Where and how to get it, and what to do with it once you have.

“It was hard work but I not only completed my novel, Before I Go To Sleep, but also learned how to navigate the choppy waters of the publishing world. I will be forever grateful for the experience.”
SJ Watson, Writing A Novel course
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