Writing Workshop

These weekly workshops (bookable in six-week blocks) are designed to help you build momentum on a creative project, work on structure, hone your style, solve narrative problems and learn to edit your own work.

As well as focusing on a key writing skill each week, we’ll share work-in-progress. (This isn’t compulsory but you’ll get more out of the class if you‘re open to bringing work to share.)

All genres welcome! There’s always something to take away from others’ work that might inform your own writing.  We’ve had ghost stories, poetry, memoir, experimental writing, screenplays, non-fiction, historical fiction, autofiction, children’s adventure stories and more. 

Writing Workshop is: 

• friendly and supportive
• a  place to learn, practise and enjoy the craft of writing
• somewhere to try out new approaches and tried-and-tested techniques
• a way to keep a writing project on track and build momentum
• flexible enough to focus on what you’d like to cover (like a session on editing or on building character)

It's ideal for adults who are already writing - occasionally or regularly - or who want to return to writing after a break.

Sharing work can be terrifying, no matter how much you've written before, but B-Writing classes are supportive and encouraging, and we'll build in techniques to help you work round these fears. 

There'll also be drop-in online writing sessions to help you keep writing between classes.

VENUE

Birmingham and Midland Institute

9 Margaret Street

B3 3BS 

DATES/TIMES

Every Tuesday, 6.30-8.30pm 

15 September - 20 October 2026

3 November - 8 December 2026

COST

The first block of six sessions (15 September–20 October) costs £180. If you want to continue for the next six sessions (3 November–8 December), you can book that block at the reduced price of £150.

Contact Anna below or via the Contact page to ask questions or book your place.