The Summer Novel Club: Online Course
Sunday 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th Aug: 5:30pm – 7pm
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering “What happens next?” or staring at pages of ideas without knowing how to turn them into a novel, this is for you.
This August, I’m launching Narrative Arc: The Summer Novel Club – a four-week live online course designed to help you understand how great stories are built.
This is the very first adult online course from Lamorna Academy, and I hope it will be the first of many. If you’ve been waiting for a chance to learn from home, connect with other writers and finally get to grips with your novel’s structure, I’d love for you to join us.
Places will be kept intentionally small to give everyone the opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance.
£60 for a 4-week block
Write to Describe: Evoking Place and Season in Story at Duchy Nursery
19th September 2026: 9am – 12pm
Join us at Duchy Nursery for an inspiring creative writing workshop exploring how vivid descriptions of landscape, weather, and seasonal change can bring your stories to life.
Through guided exercises and discussion, you’ll discover techniques for creating atmosphere, deepening setting, and engaging readers’ senses.
This workshop is open to all writers, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced writer. This workshop will help you enrich your storytelling with a stronger sense of place.
A continental breakfast is included, providing the perfect opportunity to relax, connect with fellow writers, and settle into a morning of creativity.
£45 per person (includes continental breakfast)
Write to Glow: Festive Stories and Seasonal Reflections at Duchy
28th November 2026: 9am – 12pm
As the days grow shorter and the festive season approaches, join us at Duchy Nursery for a creative writing workshop celebrating winter, memory, and the magic of the season. Through inspiring prompts and guided exercises, you’ll explore how to capture the warmth, wonder, and reflection that this time of year can bring to stories, memoir, and personal writing.
A continental breakfast is included, offering the perfect chance to relax, connect with fellow writers, and enjoy a cosy morning of creativity.
Wrap up warm, bring a notebook, and join us for a cosy morning of creativity as winter begins to settle in.
£45 per person (includes continental breakfast)
“Booking yourself into a Lamorna Academy Writing Retreat Day is like giving your brain and creativity a spa day. It’s an investment in your writing — and a gift of protected time to deepen your practice.”
“Favourite moment – protected writing time.”
“Really enjoyed it. Thank you very much.”
“It was well delivered and I would like to hear of further events.”
“I loved the content, tone, tempo & knowledge you brought into the session – immensely helpful.”
“Thoroughly enjoyed the day, thank you. I will definitely partake in other workshops.”
“A most enjoyable day!”
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