

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FULLY BOOKED! Creative Writing Course: Fiction from life with Karen McLeod
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: The South London Writing School presents a newly extended creative writing course led by award-winning author and performer Karen McLeod. 
Eight weekly workshops (held on Tuesday evenings) provide the structure to help you start writing, find what it is you want to write and then learn how to shape it. Along the way, Karen will introduce the importance of craft, while equally encouraging experimentation to discover your writing voice and see the world as a major source of inspiration.
The course is held within the events space of The Bookseller Crow bookshop in south east London and takes place on eight Tuesday evenings from 28th April -  16th June 2026, 7.30 pm - 9.30pm. 
The content has been developed for beginners, as well as creatives who have lost their mojo or writers in need of motivation and confidence. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis with a maximum of thirteen students in each class. The total cost is £299 and is suitable for over 18s.

In honour of Jonathan Main, our bookseller at Bookseller Crow who sadly died in September, we are offering one free scholarship place for someone who would be unable to attend due to financial constraints. This is aimed at the unemployed, the unwaged carers or those on a low income. To apply for this scholarship please do not book below and instead send your details, including a short description of your circumstances, including where you live, with SCHOLARSHIP in the email title to: scribblingcrow[at]hotmail.com 
The deadline for scholarship applications is 6pm, Monday 30th March. Applications made after this deadline cannot be considered.
COURSE STRUCTURE:
Writing exercises attuned to a specific aspect of creative writing will be set each week during class. As well as this, there will be weekly explorative ‘creative assignments’ to be completed outside of class and writers should put aside a minimum of three hours per week to complete these. During the eight weeks the following areas of creative writing will be introduced: 
Using our stories, place and time to inspire fiction
Points of view - who is telling your story
Building characters/method writing
Story structure/shape
Dialogue
The importance of strong openings
A brief guide to editing
Final week - a reading and feedback party

Participant feedback:
"I got exactly what I wanted and needed on your course. I was looking for ways to access writing that felt all locked up inside of me and I didn't want to 'learn to write like everyone else' ... thank you for an absolutely fantastic course." 

“I loved the course - it knocked me off my normal pattern of thinking and got me to try new things.  Also I got some really useful feedback.”
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/croydon/fully-booked-creative-writing-course-fiction-from-life-with-karen-mcleod/200029688469924
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, Art, literary-art, performances, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/32567/httpswwwoutsavvycomevent32567eight-week-creative-writing-course-fiction-from-life-with-karen-mcleod-28th-april-2nd-june-2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=croydon-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Croydon
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 50 Westow Street, SE19 3AF London, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.41841
- **long**: -0.0827
- **full address**: 50 Westow Street, SE19 3AF London, United Kingdom, 50 Westow Street, London, SE19 3AF, United Kingdom, Croydon

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Bookseller Crow on the hill (https://allevents.in/org/the-bookseller-crow-on-the-hill/8233905)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 50 Westow Street, SE19 3AF London, United Kingdom, 50 Westow Street, London, SE19 3AF, United Kingdom, Croydon
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Bookseller Crow on the hill
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Workshops, Art, literary-art, performances, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about FULLY BOOKED! Creative Writing Course: Fiction from life with Karen McLeod ?
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