Making Waves with Emma Lee-Potter

Making Waves with Emma Lee-Potter

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Should you do a creative writing course?

Should you do a creative writing course?

On the star authors who began their careers on creative writing courses, two brilliant children's books and my favourite beach

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Nov 24, 2023
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Creative writing degrees have sprung up all over the place over the last 50 years. So much so that there’s a grand total of 376 courses currently on offer at UK universities.

Lots of people scoff at the notion that creative writing can be taught but I totally disagree. I was one of the first batch of students to do Manchest…

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