Calendar of Events, Short Courses & Workshops

photo by  Joe Lanman

The Thresholds calendar of literary and short story courses, conferences, festivals, retreats, workshops and other writing-related events.

Please note that as this list is archived, some of these may have changed.

We also have archived lists of WRITING RETREATS and WORKSHOP GROUPS.

JULY

HEAT & LIGHT: WRITING THROUGH THE SUMMER WITH ELLA FEARS
Online.

CREATIVE WRITING INK: SIX-WEEK BEGINNERS CREATIVE WRITING COURSE
Online.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ADULTS: THE CHARACTER OF PLACE
Oxford, UK.

TY NEWYDD: WRITING SHORT STORIES
Wales, UK.

PORT ELIOT FESTIVAL
Cornwall, UK.

LITERATURE SURGERIES WITH QUAD: ONE ON ONE SESSIONS
Derby, UK.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ADULTS: BEING CREATIVE WITH LOVE
Oxford, UK.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ADULTS: CREATING CHARACTER
Oxford, UK.

WRITERS’ HQ: PORTSMOUTH WRITERS RETREAT
Portsmouth, UK

HIDDEN STORIES CREATIVE WORKSHOP: HIDDEN TREASURES
Newcastle, UK. Cost: free

AUGUST

WRITE AND SHINE SUMMER WORKSHOP
London, UK.

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR WRITING OPEN HOUSE
Norwich, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: WORTHING WRITERS RETREAT
Worthing, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: BIRMINGHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Birmingham, UK.
WRITE AND SHINE SUMMER WORKSHOP
London, UK.
LLANGWM LITERARY FESTIVAL
Pembrokeshire, UK.
FREEDOM TO WRITE (EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL)
Edinburgh, UK.
SHORT STORY WRITING WITH RUTH BRANDT
West Sussex, UK.
SWANWICK WRITERS’ SUMMER SCHOOL
Derbyshire, UK.
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
Edinburgh, UK.
WRITER IN RESIDENCE – LEONIE MARTIN (SWANWICK SUMMER SCHOOL)
Derbyshire, UK.
WRITE AND SHINE SUMMER WORKSHOP
London, UK.
WRITE AND SHINE SUMMER WORKSHOP
London, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: BRIGHTON WRITERS RETREAT
Brighton, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: CAMBRIDGE WRITERS RETREAT
Cambridge, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: CHELTENHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Cheltenham, UK.
ARVON: SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WITH EMMA NEWMAN AND PETER NEWMAN
Shropshire, UK.
MONIACK MHOR CRIME WRITING TUTORED RETREAT
Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK.
WRITING, COFFEE AND CONVERSATION WITH CHARMAINE POLLARD
London, UK.
ARVON SHORT COURSE: FINISHING IT
Yorkshire, UK.
TY NEWYDD: LIFE WRITING: TRAVEL AND MEMOIR
Wales, UK
WRITE AND SHINE SUMMER WORKSHOP
London, UK.

SEPTEMBER

CHASING TIME SCOTLAND: ART OF THE SHORT STORY
Angus, Scotland, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: BIRMINGHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Birmingham, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: PORTSMOUTH WRITERS RETREAT
Portsmouth, UK.
ARVON: EXPERIMENTAL FICTION
Location: Yorkshire.
FESTIVAL OF WRITING 2018
Yorkshire, UK.
GLADFEST 2018
Wales, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: WORTHING WRITERS RETREAT
Worthing, UK.
NOIRWICH CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2018
Norwich, UK. 
ABOVE THE STRANDLINE
Scotland, UK.
WOMEN’S WUTHERING HEIGHTS WRITING AND WELLBEING RETREAT
Yorkshire, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: CAMBRIDGE WRITERS RETREAT
Cambridge, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: CHELTENHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Cheltenham, UK.
STOJKOW ARTS: AUTUMN WRITERS’ RETREAT
Lower Silesia, Poland.
INTRODUCTION TO THERAPEUTIC AND REFLECTIVE WRITING
Online.
BLOODY SCOTLAND CRIME WRITING MASTERCLASS
Stirling, Scotland, UK.
WORDS WORK WELL FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP
East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
PLOT AND STORY STRUCTURE 
Derby, UK
WRITERS’ HQ: BRIGHTON WRITERS RETREAT
Brighton, UK.
ARVON: EDITING FICTION
Yorkshire, UK
CREATIVE AND REFLECTIVE WRITING IN COACHING FOR WELLBEING
York, UK.
WRITING THE SEASONS: WINTER (4 0f 4)
Northampton, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: PORTSMOUTH WRITERS RETREAT
Portsmouth, UK.

OCTOBER

ARVON TUTORED RETREAT: HOW TO MAKE PURPOSEFUL PROGRESS ON YOUR FICTION
Devon, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: WORTHING WRITERS RETREAT
Worthing, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: BIRMINGHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Birmingham, UK.
WRITING ON THE EDGE OF THE SEA
Crete, Greece.
WRITING THE BODY – YOGA AND WRITING DAY RETREAT
Sussex, UK.
WRITEAWAY IN FRANCE
Centre-Val de Loire, France.
TY NEWYDD: WRITING POPULAR FICTION
Gwynedd, Wales, UK.
WRITEAWAY IN ITALY
Tuscany, Italy.
WRITERS’ HQ: BRIGHTON WRITERS RETREAT
Brighton, UK.

WRITERS’ HQ: CAMBRIDGE WRITERS RETREAT
Cambridge, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: CHELTENHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Cheltenham, UK
AWAKENING THE WRITER WITHIN – MIDWEEK RETREAT TO SOUTHERN FRANCE
Massignac, France.
AWAKENING THE WRITING WITHIN AUTUMN RETREAT
Poumeroux, France.
TY NEWYDD STORYTELLING RETREAT: THE SPELL ON THE TONGUE
Wales, UK.

November

WRITERS’ HQ: WORTHING WRITERS RETREAT
Worthing, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: BIRMINGHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Birmingham, UK.
NAWE CONFERENCE 2018
Yorkshire, UK
WEST DEAN: WRITING SKILLS – CHARACTER AND PERSPECTIVE
Sussex, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: BRIGHTON WRITERS RETREAT
Brighton, UK.
WRITERS’ HQ: CHELTENHAM WRITERS RETREAT
Cheltenham, UK. MONIACK MHOR: FROM PAGE TO PUBLICATION
Scotland, UK.

CREATIVE AND REFLECTIVE WRITING IN COACHING FOR WELLBEING
York, UK.