Page one, chapter one: this is where you start. In a close-knit supportive group, this 12-week course will nurture you through the fast and furious stage of committing the first words of your novel to paper.

Do you have a strong idea for a middle grade or young adult novel but you’re struggling to get started? Or perhaps you’re part way through, you’ve run out of puff, and you’d like some fresh perspective? Books written by adults for younger readers have their own parameters and problems to solve. In an intimate class of up to 12 fellow authors, tutor Shivaun Plozza will help get your writing flowing so you can feel confident in bringing your story to life.

Have you always wanted to write fiction? Everyone needs to start somewhere and Start to Write is the course designed to get you across the basics, as you begin to generate ideas and get the very first words of your concept down on the page.

Have you always wanted to write fiction? Everyone needs to start somewhere and Start to Write is the course designed to get you across the basics, as you begin to generate ideas and get the very first words of your concept down on the page.