City Lit Writing Dpt - find us on Bluesky and FB!

📣 This account is no longer being updated. For the latest news, courses and events, you can find us on Bluesky as "CityLitWriting" and on Facebook as "CityLitCreativeWriting". You can also browse our upcoming courses here: citylit.ac.uk/courses/writing

Join Us for a Unique Poetry Experience at the Sir John Soane's Museum. 📅 Date: 20 Feb 📍 Location: @SoaneMuseum Explore the world of objects and let them inspire your #poetry in our one-day course. Sign up now: citylit.ac.uk/courses/writin… @CityLitWriting

📢 Final Reminder: @malorieblackman Writing Scholarships 📢 Applications close 2 Feb! Don't miss out on funding for 1 year of study within @CityLitWriting department. The awards seek to support the development of Unheard Voices. Apply now: citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blackm…

If you are studying or have recently studied on a City Lit writing course and would like to share your work at Late Lines, we'd love to hear from you. Please visit citylit.ac.uk/latelines for more information.

Join us in March for LATE LINES, an evening of #spokenword with @citylit writers & special guest @RoseDiell, author of 'Fledging'. 📅 Friday 14 March 🕒 18:30-20:15 🎟️ £3 🌆 City Lit, Covent Garden Book now ➡️ citylit.ac.uk/latelines

Are you interested in writing for children? I’ll be teaching a one day short course at @CityLitWriting @citylit on Saturday 1 Feb. This course is fun, engaging, and full of useful exercises and advice for anyone thinking about writing a children’s book. citylit.ac.uk/courses/writin…

More information about the creative writing scholarship awards available from @CityLitWriting. Their courses are excellent & highly recommended. I finished an online course there in Dec and try to do at least one a year. So get writing and good luck!😊 citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blackm…

I LOVE reading these submissions each year so do please go for it if you'd like to win a scholarship to a writing course of your choice at the City Lit. I undertook a number of courses at the City Lit at the start of my writing career and found each one invaluable. Good luck!

📣 We're accepting applications until 2 FEBRUARY for @CityLitWriting's 2025-26 Malorie Blackman Scholarships for Unheard Voices. Winners will be selected by acclaimed writer @malorieblackman. Learn more: citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blackm… #Scholarships #UnheardVoices #Writing

Competitions are here for 2025! Great things from @SwanseaUni @HillenColumbia @citylit @LucyCavColl and @1stGraphicNovel Please follow me for regular updates! 😀

Remembering the great David Bowie, who would have been 78 today. He was a student at City Lit in the 1960s. At the time, we still knew him as David Jones... citylit.ac.uk/courses/loving… #DavidBowie #CityLitAlumni

Happy New Year. We are only a few days away from the start of our new term, and we are saying a big hello to all our new students and an equally big welcome back to our returning students. What are you most looking forward to this term? citylit.ac.uk

@getintotheatre Thank you for spreading the word! 😀

Applications are open for the Malorie Blackman Scholarships 2025-2026! The award, worth up to £1,000 for each successful applicant, is to be spent on creative writing courses at City Lit. 📆Deadline: 2 February, 11:59pm Find out more: buff.ly/3ZCx2LP @CityLitWriting

Apply now: citylit.ac.uk/courses/master…

Develop your creative #nonfiction project on @citylit's upcoming masterclass, starting in the new year with Liam Konemann. Limited to 10 experienced students by application only. 📅 Starts 23 Jan | 🕖 19:40-21:40 | 🌆 Covent Garden

✨ What an unforgettable evening! In November, we celebrated the incredible achievements of our City Lit community at the City Lit Awards. Catch all the highlights and relive the magic of this special night in our video. 🎉 Watch here: youtu.be/xmdscDO5RFg

We're accepting applications until 2 FEBRUARY for @CityLitWriting's 2025-26 Malorie Blackman Scholarships for Unheard Voices. Winners will be selected by acclaimed writer @malorieblackman. Learn more: citylit.ac.uk/malorie-blackm… #WritingScholarships #UnheardVoices #MalorieBlackman

Learn more and submit your work here: citylit.ac.uk/between-the-li…

📣 @citylit's #BetweenTheLines2025 anthology is open for submissions. All #creativewriting students from May 2024-May 2025 are invited to send in their work to be considered for inclusion. Deadline: 1 June 2025