Creative Writing - Writing from Nature - Online Course - Community Learning - 14:00-15:30

About this course

About this course

Our awareness of how precious our natural surroundings are, means more people than ever want to capture nature with their pen. 

This 3-session course gives you the chance to write about and connect with the natural environment of Sherwood Forest, whether that’s through your family history, memory or your experience of the forest. The course is open to everyone, whether you are a beginner, or have done creative writing before.

The sessions focus on nature writing up close and local. We will look at different ways to approach nature writing and use a variety of prompts to kickstart your writing. We will try out a number of techniques that bring your writing to life such as simile, metaphor and writing vivid descriptions.       

By the end of this course  you will: 

• Be able to use your experience of the outdoors and writing prompts, such as images, to start a piece of creative work. 
• Be able to name and use creative writing techniques such as simile and metaphor.
• Be able to create vivid descriptions that ‘show not tell’ in your writing.   
• Have shared your work with the group and listened to others read out their work
• Feel more confident to continue with your creative writing.        

Please bring a notebook and a pen/pencil.  

This is an online course.  You will need a suitable electronic device such as a laptop, tablet or smartphone with internet access. Learners will be required to download and use Zoom (free software).

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England.

This course is programmed as part of the Miner2Major Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.