Faber Academy
Faber Academy is a creative writing school, providing writing courses, manuscript assessments and mentoring programmes across a wide range of disciplines including fiction, poetry and memoir.
Faber Academy provides writing courses, manuscript assessments and mentoring programmes across a wide range of disciplines including fiction, poetry and memoir. We ran our first course in 2008, and since then have gone on to see our alumni secure major publication deals, win awards and begin their writing careers.
Our tutors, mentors and manuscript readers are celebrated, professional authors and editors, and our courses are designed with the help of pedagogical experts – but first and foremost, Faber Academy is a place for people who are passionate about writing to work together.
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Courses range from the one-day to the year-long, and cover:
- Novel writing
- Fiction development
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Crime
A playful, supportive three-month poetry course for beginners and aspiring amateur poets, with two of the best practitioners and teachers in the country.
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Maurice Riordan, Richard Scott
A no-excuses, let’s-get-going, beginners' creative writing course to kickstart your writing life.
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Sarah May
Young Adult fiction is one of the boldest forms of recent times – learn how to write for the most passionate and discerning audience out there.
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Lee Weatherly
A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.
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Richard T. Kelly, Joanna Briscoe, Sarah May, Sabrina Broadbent
A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.
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Nikesh Shukla, Shelley Weiner
Start Date
Thursday 07 Oct 2021
1 more start date available
There are many ways in which a life story can be presented but this course aims to understand the story you wish to tell – and to help you tell it well.
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Julia Blackburn
You’ve got to grips with the basics – now it’s time to make your short stories shine.
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Lucy Caldwell
how to navigate the choppy waters of the publishing world. I will be forever grateful for the experience
Do you offer scholarships on any of your courses?
Yes. Throughout the year, we award free places on selected courses to writers who otherwise could not afford to attend. You can see which courses we currently have scholarship places available on, and details of how to apply, here.
How experienced do I need to be to take your courses?
Some of our courses are suitable for complete beginners, while others are more advanced. You'll find a level guide on all of the course pages, explaining whether that particular course is suitable for someone just starting out or if it's designed for someone building on existing skills.
Can I book one of your courses as a gift for someone?
Yes, absolutely! For any of our shorter and twelve-week courses, you can go ahead and book a place using your own details, then drop us a line at academy@faber.co.uk to let us know the name and email address of the person who'll be attending. If the course you're looking at is one of our more advanced, application-based ones, get in touch and we'll be able to advise.