Writing School Leicester is a specialist creative writing school taught by practising writers and journalists.  At our Leicester base, we deliver short, part-time writing and journalism courses of proven quality that lay clear emphasis on meeting the needs of the writing industries.

We also facilitate creative writing projects, and we welcome requests to tailor-make courses to meet the specific demands of organisations and businesses in the East Midlands and beyond.

Backed by over 50 years experience of teaching writing in adult education in Leicester, we set up in 2006 as a not-for-profit creative business and began trading as a limited company.

Writing School Leicester welcomes secret scribblers, developing writers, and emerging professionals.  Join us at any point in your development.  You will be encouraged and helped to put together your own personal programme from our selection.

In our first five years as a creative business, we have worked with a range of partners and funders including Arts Council England, Arts Training Central, BBC Leicester, Black History Season, Creative Leicestershire, East Midlands Literature Network, Everybody’s Reading, Leicester Comedy Festival, Big Difference Company, Lincolnshire County Council, Northamptonshire County Council, Soft Touch Arts, Voluntary Action Leicester, Heritage Lottery Fund, Lincoln Book Festival, Oakham Festival, Lowdham Festival, De Montfort University Cultural Exchanges, Writers’ Forum Magazine, Big Lottery Fund, Writing East Midlands, Leicestershire County Council, Pewter Rose Press, Renaissance One, Five Leaves Publishing.

Our warm thanks go to Leicester Adult Skills and Learning Service for providing us with a really useful package of support-in-kind, and to our hard working and committed board members.

Writing for Secret Scribblers

Next Step Courses

Manuscript Development

Our summer 2012 courses and events programme will be published in March