Writers Workshop – Continuing Study
Wednesday 22/1/25 to Wednesday 9/4/25
Ten weekly sessions with no sessions on Wednesday 12/2/25 (due to a prior commitment of the tutor) and Wednesday 5/3/25 (reading week).
6.30-8.15 pm
£20 discount for returning members (use code HWWCONTINUE when booking)
Wednesday 22/1/25 to Wednesday 9/4/25
Ten weekly sessions with no sessions on Wednesday 12/2/25 (due to a prior commitment of the tutor) and Wednesday 5/3/25 (reading week).
6.30-8.15 pm
£20 discount for returning members (use code HWWCONTINUE when booking)
Wednesday 22/1/25 to Wednesday 9/4/25
Ten weekly sessions with no sessions on Wednesday 12/2/25 (due to a prior commitment of the tutor) and Wednesday 5/3/25 (reading week).
6.30-8.15 pm
£20 discount for returning members (use code HWWCONTINUE when booking)
Course description
Suitable for those who have completed one or more previous terms at The Hastings Writers Workshop, on this ten-session course you will continue to study elements of writing craft and technique through the close reading of texts to inform and inspire. You will again receive weekly writing exercises to stimulate your creative expression, develop your own writing projects by submitting work twice a term, and hone your skill at providing feedback by responding to the work of your fellow group members.
About the tutor
James Young is a writer from Belfast. His short stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, and been shortlisted for the Sean O'Faolain, Wasafiri, Fish, and Bath prizes. He is the co-editor of Short Fiction literary journal, and has an MA with distinction in Creative Writing from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is also a translator, and the winner of the 2022 Peirene Stevns Translation Prize. His translation of The Love of Singular Men, a novel by the Brazilian author Victor Heringer, was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards John Leonard Prize and the ALTA First Translation Prize, won the 2024 Jabuti Prize for the best Brazilian novel published abroad, and is currently shortlisted for the Society of Authors First Translation Prize. Previously a journalist, he has written for Rolling Stone, The Observer, The Independent, Sports Illustrated and many other publications and sites. He is the founder and director of The Hastings Writers Workshop.
