Our latest course is:

HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL AND GET IT PUBLISHED

Face-to-face writing course, Haworth Village, cost £425 (does not include accommodation)

This is a week-long writing course in the heart of Brontë Country. Be inspired by the same landscape that inspired all the Brontës to write their work. The course runs from Monday 1st to Friday 5th September. It is a course designed for all levels: those new to writing, and only just starting to think about putting together a novel, and those who have finished writing a complete draft of a novel and are wanting help to develop it ready for publication. You will be taught by two award-winning and successful writers: Michael Stewart and Stacey Halls.

The course covers: ideas and inspiration; world building; building backstories; characterisation, story structure, plotting, drafting, re-drafting, editing and polishing; writing a synopsis and a proposal; approaching agents and publishers.

It includes evening events and a final showcase of work.

This is a course for any level. Experience the same landscape that inspired the Brontë sisters to write Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Our tutors have over thirty years combined experience of teaching Creative Writing. 

Accommodation

Haworth hosts 344 B&Bs starting from as little as £20 a night. There is something for everyone, from budget accommodation, self-catering, or the fully pampered experience in a luxury hotel with all meals provided. There are lots of options but do please book well in advance to get the best deals.

Online version, cost £325

This is a twelve-week online course, with each session running for two hours. The course covers the same content as the face-to-face course: ideas and inspiration; world building; building backstories; characterisation, story structure, plotting, drafting, re-drafting, editing and polishing; writing a synopsis and a proposal; approaching agents and publishers.

Email brontewritingcentre@outlook.com for more information.

YOUR TUTORS

Michael Stewart 

Michael Stewart is the author of four novels: King Crow (Bluemoose Books, winner of The Guardian’s Not-the-Booker Award, selected as a recommended read for World Book Night); Café Assassin (Bluemoose Books); Ill Will: The Untold Story of Heathcliff (HarperCollins, optioned by Kudos Films); Black Wood Women (HarperCollins, to be published in hardback in November 2024); two short story collections: Mr Jolly (Valley Press) and Four Letter Words (Wrecking Ball Press); two poetry collections: Couples (Valley Press) and The Dogs (Smokestack); and a hybrid memoir: Walking the Invisible: Following in the Brontës’ Footsteps (HarperCollins)

He is also the creator of the Brontë Stones project, four monumental stones situated in the landscape between the birthplace and the parsonage, inscribed with poems by Kate Bush, Carol Ann Duffy, Jeannette Winterson and Jackie Kay. 

He has written for TV, radio and stage, and is the winner of the BBC Alfred Bradley Bursary Award, and the BBC Short Range film competition. His BBC Radio 4 drama Excluded was shortlisted for the Imison Award. He is head of Creative Writing at the University of Huddersfield, and the director of the Yorkshire Film and Television School. 

Find out more about him here: http://www.michael-stewart.org.uk

“Modern fiction at its innovative best.” Melvin Burgess

“Beautifully ammoniacal and intense.” Will Self

“One of the best novels I have read in years.” David Peace

“Dark, funny and twisted.” A.L. Kennedy

“Bleak but wonderful.” Alan Bennett

“As good as British fiction gets.” Loud and Quiet Magazine

SECOND TUTOR TO BE CONFIRMED SOON