Kate Long launches creative writing courses in Shropshire

Kate Long will be hosting writing courses with North Shropshire College <i>(Image: Kate Long)</i>
Kate Long will be hosting writing courses with North Shropshire College (Image: Kate Long)
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A north Shropshire tutor is launching a series of courses to help those wanting to get into creative writing.

Kate Long, from Whitchurch, is a Sunday Times bestselling novelist who has written for TV and for a range of national newspapers and magazines, including the Telegraph and BBC Wildlife.

She will be running the short courses in Oswestry and Shrewsbury through North Shropshire College to help those taking part to develop their writer's voice.

In the four-week course, Kate will guide students through character generation and development, and different methods of planning and structuring a story.

And in the six-week course, Kate will look at beginnings and endings, effective dialogue, setting and description, and finally, how students might publish work.

There will be plenty of opportunity for students to share and to ask questions and experiment with their writing. All levels are welcome, including beginners.

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The Shrewsbury course starts on Thursday, May 1, 7pm-8.30pm, and will run for four weeks at the Gateway Education and Arts Centre, SY1 1NB. It costs £49 (concessions available).

A companion six-week Shrewsbury Gateway course starts on Thursday, June 5, 7pm-8.30pm, and costs £76. Again, concessions are available: check with the college.

You can make enquiries and book at https://hlnsc.ac.uk/courses/ or ring 01743 562063.

The Oswestry four-week course starts on Friday, May 2 at the Oswestry campus, Shrewsbury Road, SY11 4QB, 10am - 11.30am. It costs £49 (concessions available). All levels welcome, including beginners.

And the companion six-week Oswestry course starts on Friday, June 6 and costs £76. Again, concessions are available: check with the college.

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