I currently run two writing groups, in a lovely space at the Open Door in Lewes, East Sussex.

These take place on the second and fourth Saturday of each month, from October through July. The sessions run from 10-4, with an hour’s break for lunch.

Each group is capped at 8 writers, something I have done mindfully in order to feel I can give each writer enough attention over the span of a year. In some cases, if the group is smaller than 8, writers are able to submit work every month, but it is always guaranteed you will be sharing work at least every other session.

In the morning I do about an hour’s work of teaching around structure and then we workshop extracts from 4 writers (word count limit decided by group, usually between 3500-5000 words). In the afternoon the space is free to write in, while the four writers who haven’t submitted prose that month have a half-hour 1-2-1 tutorial with me in an adjacent room. This reverses the following month, so that each writer is either submitting work to the group for workshopping, or seeing me privately in every session.

If you are interested in being a member of next year’s groups, keep an eye on the DIARY page for information about signing up for the 2020-21 workshops.

The fee for a year of workshops is £1000.