Creative Writing Calendar 2026: See all the upcoming dates

Creative-writing workshops, courses, and resources for adults, online and in Oxford

Coming Up This Season


Evergreen Resources: Available Any Time

 


All Live Courses and Workshops

All the multi-week courses run as two parallel options: one in person in Oxford and one on Zoom with posted materials.
The Gardener's Shadow
4–11 March 2026
GROWTH WEEK
ONLINE
A gentle one-week challenge to help you stay in the flow, overcome avoidance, or get back into writing.
Unravelling Secrets
21–22 March 2026
10am–12:30pm UK time
ONLINE
Discover how to manage a story's secrets, clues, and reveals in the Spring online weekend workshop.
Starting Points
MAY–JULY 2026
WED or THURS
ONLINE | IN PERSON
NEW 8-week course: join the newsletter for detail & first dibs on bookings.
 
Summer of Writing workshops
AUGUST 2026
SATURDAYS
IN PERSON
Lively one-day workshops in Oxford for all levels.
Meddling with Poetry
OCT–NOV 2026
WED or THURS
ONLINE | IN PERSON
Explore a variety of poetry forms and approaches.
Writing in Style
FEB–MAR 2027
DAYS TBC
ONLINE | IN PERSON
Explore a wild range of styles in your writing.
Story Elements course
APR/MAY–JULY 2027
DAYS TBC
ONLINE | IN PERSON
Explore the structure and key elements of stories.
 
Time To Write
OCT–NOV 2027
DAYS TBC
ONLINE | IN PERSON
Transform your relationship with writing, through fresh mindsets and time to write.
Imaginary Worlds
FEB–MAR 2028
DAYS TBC
ONLINE | IN PERSON
World-building to create or enrich your imaginary worlds.
Starting Points
OCT–NOV 2028
DAYS TBC
ONLINE | IN PERSON
Open up new avenues of creative writing and recharge your creativity.
Online workshops by request
DATES & TIMES
TO SUIT YOU
ONLINE
Request an online workshop from the selection.

 

 


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About Megan

Hi! I'm Megan, a trained teacher and published writer, and I run The Writers' Greenhouse: practical inspiring writing workshops, courses, and resources for adults, on all aspects of fiction and poetry. I’ve written 11 novels, a couple dozen short stories, and hundreds of poems. I teach through process: you learn by using the ideas, doing the activities, and having fun. Wherever you are in your writing, I want to help you write more, better, and joyously. More about me and my approach

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