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Online writing workshops

Many writing workshops are moving online. We've collected and listed a selection to get you started.

Looking for an online writing workshop or group? We've collected a variety for you to browse. Some have moved online temporarily, some are permanently digital.

Please note that we curate this list but don't run the opportunities listed. Want to share an opportunity with us? Email andrew.blair@scottishbooktrust.com (this will open in a new window)

Big Smoke Writing Factory

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A Dublin-based group with online courses for different levels of experience.

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The Book Whisperers

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A six week online course aimed at people who have an idea for a novel.

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The Fiction Writers' Club

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A Facebook group for writers to share ideas and work.

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Figment Creativity

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Live mini-workshops each morning, free to all. Archived at figmentcreativity.com

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GHOST Writers

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Based in Cambridgeshire but online during lockdown.

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Open Book

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Open Book Unbound – a virtual home for the coming weeks while restrictions remain in place. Open Book will be sharing stories, poems and online resources each week to help keep us all reading, writing and connecting while we can’t meet together in person.

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Scottish BAME Writers' Network

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A link to the events page of the Scottish BAME Writers Network, who hold frequent workshops. Please be mindful when booking. This is a session for Black writers & writers of colour* based in Scotland (or who, pre-COVID, would normally be resident in Scotland).

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