DumfriesshireLiterature

Writing Science‐FictionFour‐week course with Alex DavisTuesdays August 12th‐September 2nd 6:30pm‐8:30pm UK timeOnline via Google MeetTickets £45 from https:www.eventbrite.co.ukewriting‐science‐fiction‐4‐week‐course‐tickets‐1405741734369Science‐fiction has long been one of the most vibrant and varied genres to write within and in this four‐week course you can find out more…

Writing Folk HorrorOnline Writing WorkshopThursday 14th August 6:30pm‐8:30pm UK timeTickets £10 from https:www.eventbrite.co.ukewriting‐folk‐horror‐tickets‐1407493724619As the flowers and forests bloom this summer what darkness might lay beyond them In this two‐hour session well be exploring the world of folk horror looking at location atmosphere…

Spectres of SummerOnline ghost story weekend 16th‐17th August10:30am‐4:30pm each day runs via Google MeetDay tickets £20 weekend tickets £35 from https:www.eventbrite.co.ukespectres‐of‐summer‐tickets‐1318450243169Ghosts arent just for Christmas and Spectres of Summer will be bringing the spookiness in the sun Well be presenting a lively…

A Writers LifeFour‐week course with Dr Charlotte BakerTickets £45 from https:www.eventbrite.co.ukea‐writers‐life‐tickets‐1296609567119Mondays September 1st to September 22nd 7pm‐8:30pmThis four week course will break down the some of the attributes required to succeed as a writer. The aim of each of these sessions is…

Writing the Occult: BeliefSaturday 6 September 2025Starts 1pm UK9am ETEarly bird tickets are £35 until 16 August 2025 or £40 from 17 August. Sales end at midnight GMT on 5 September. Tickets from https:www.eventbrite.co.ukewriting‐the‐occult‐belief‐tickets‐1258315909759Its one of the few topics that…

AUTUMN FRIGHTS6 week online horror writing schoolRuns from September 16th‐October 21st via Google MeetWorkshops on Tuesdays 6:30pm‐8:30pm UK timeTickets from £55.00 from https:www.eventbrite.co.ukeautumn‐frights‐6‐week‐horror‐writing‐school‐tickets‐1405820038579As the nights begin to draw in the perfect season for horror is upon us ‐ and Autumn Frights is…

Writing Historical Horror with Ally Wilkes 4 weeks plus optional feedback moduleWednesday 24th Sept 1st 8th and 15th October 6:30‐8:30pm UK timeTickets £80 This four week course will explore the how and the why of writing historical horror fiction. Led by author…

Character and Worldbuilding in Horror FictionMondays 6th‐13th October. 7pm‐8:30pmWith Dr Charlotte BakerTickets £20 from https:www.eventbrite.co.ukecharacter‐and‐worldbuilding‐in‐horror‐fiction‐tickets‐1296620178859This two week course will examine the function of world building in the horror genre; in the first session we will assess how narrative rules must be built…