Resources

Resources

Get inspired with our free online writing and illustration masterclasses, and develop your creative voice.

Whether you’re interested in starting your own novel or illustrating your own comic, finding out more about journalism or about different forms of poetry, or you just want to try something new, you can get expert advice from literary prize winners, award-winning illustrators, and some of today’s most inspirational voices. For free!

Just click on a video link at the bottom of the page to start. There are ten different masterclasses, and you can take part in one, a few, or all of them!

Masterclasses

Comics With Character
Joff Winterhart

Illustrator and writer Joff Winterhart shows you how to find inspiration, develop characters and storyboard your very own comic.

Draw Your Voice
Rudy Loewe

Visual artist Rudy Loewe creates comics, illustrations and paintings to engage people. See how you can create your own artwork about issues that are important to you.

Finding Your Inner Voice
Laura Dockrill

Author, illustrator and poet Laura Dockrill shows you how to develop your own writing voice, and to find inspiration out of writer’s block.

Form in Poetry
Deanna Rodger

Poet Deanna Rodger discusses form in different types of poetry. Find out how you can shape your poems to engage and surprise readers.

Journalism 101
Ali May

Writer, journalist and producer Ali May takes you through the basics, principles and ethics of journalism.

Nature Writing
Zakiya McKenzie

Discover nature writing with writer and researcher Zakiya McKenzie. Get inspired with our free online writing and illustration masterclasses, and develop your creative voice.

Starting Your First Novel
Derek Owusu

Writer and poet Derek Owusu takes you through the process of writing, and developing your ideas into your own novel.

Find Out The Thread that Links You to Your Stories
Ashish Ghadiali

Writer, filmmaker and activist Ashish Ghadiali shows you how to develop the story teller in you.

What Have I Got To Write About?
Steven Camden

Poet, novelist and playwright Steven Camden discusses how to start, develop and shape the stories that you want to tell.

What Next? Developing Your Stories Further
Kirsty Logan

Author Kirsty Logan discusses how to find what’s unique to you, and how you can develop your stories and your writing voice.