Creative Writing with Ronnie McGrath

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About the course

Whether you are writing to get published or just for fun, this ten-week course takes an innovative approach to writing poetry and fiction by making the familiar strange and educating the imagination through a play with words. This course is suitable for our students under 'Creativity for Wellbeing' and the funding Tier structure attached to Wellbeing courses. Please enquire if you wish to understand the costings of this course. We explore the boundaries of writing to construct unique pieces of work that focus on contemporary poetry and the short story form. Weekly sessions aim to develop confidence in writing and reading your work aloud, as well as providing the necessary feedback to your peers in a supportive and constructive way.

How is the course delivered and assessed?

This course is run through a series of live workshops and feedback sessions, where you will work both individually and as a group and you will have the opportunity to share your work in class. Weekly sessions will be supported by reading material that draws from a diverse community of writers.

About the tutor

Ronnie McGrath is an established poet and writer with numerous publications to his name. He is a graduate of Manchester University’s MA in Novel Writing and as a former musician, he has toured Europe and performed for the Queen when he opened the Commonwealth Games in Canada. As well as being a former course director of Creative Writing at the University of the Arts, London, Ronnie is an associate Creative Writing lecturer at Bath Spa University and Imperial College London. In addition to teaching poetry, fiction, and memoir writing for publication, he has used creative writing as a therapeutic tool, delivering workshops in prisons, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres, and for pain and well-being participants in and around Gloucestershire.

What can I do next

You may be interested in the following courses: Experiments in Memoir Writing for Wellbeing (online course)