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EDGE-LIT 12 Horror, fantasy and science-fiction day Saturday 19th September 2026 QUAD, Derby, Market Place, DE1 3AS Tickets £35 including access to all events on the day from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/edge-lit-12 Edge-Lit makes it a dozen with its return in 2026, once again serving up a wide array of interviews, talks, workshops and more for lover...

MAKE CRIME PAY Saturday 12th September, 10:30am-4:30pm, online Thriller and crime fiction day Tickets from £30 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime-pay-2026-tickets-1991894371686 This September Writing Magazine and Alex Davis Events team up once more for Make Crime Pay, a lively only day of writing workshops for crime and thriller fiction, concludi...

WINTER HAUNTS 2026 Ghost story, gothic and supernatural fiction day Saturday 14th November, 10:30am-6:30pm approx. Online via Google Meet Tickets £32.50-£50 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-haunts-2026-tickets-1989288971865 As the nights turn colder and the days turn darker, it’s time for the return of Winter Haunts! Back for its fifth year, the ev...

ALL HALLOWS HAUNTS Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November QUAD – Derby Event passes £50/£40 concessions, individual event tickets £7/£6 concessions from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/season-festival/allhallowshaunts/ Join us this Hallowe’en weekend at QUAD for three days of talks and author interviews exploring the darker side! Expect plenty of the ghostly...

WRITING GHOST STORIES 4-week online course Tuesdays 29th September-20th October, 6:30pm-8:00pm each week Sessions delivered via Google Meet Tickets £40 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-ghost-stories-4-week-course-tickets-1990976372927 This 4-week course examines the essentials of writing a ghost story! Led by lecturer and workshopper Alex Davis (a...

FEARS OF THE DARK 6 week online horror writing school Runs from Tuesday November 3rd to Tuesday December 8th, online via Google Meet Tickets from £55 at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fears-of-the-dark-6-week-horror-writing-school-tickets-1990954883652 As the nights get longer and the chill in the air grows, it's the perfect time for all things horror. And w...

SUMMER SCARES 6 week online horror writing school Runs from August 20th to September 24th Workshops on Thursdays, 6:30pm-8:30pm UK time Tickets from £55 at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-scares-6-week-horror-writing-school-tickets-1980775625216 Just because the sun is shining doesn't mean the horror has gone away, and in this six-week writing school w...

Spectres of Summer Online ghost story weekend, 15th-16th August 10:30am-4:30pm each day, runs via Google Meet Day tickets £20, weekend tickets £35 Tickets from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spectres-of-summer-2-tickets-1980726440102 Ghosts aren't just for Christmas, and Spectres of Summer will be back to make sure the spookiness lasts all year! We'll be prese...

Hot Goth Summer Film Festival 3rd, 4th and 5th July, QUAD Metro Cinema, Second Floor Weekend pass tickets £45/£35 concessions, individual film tickets also available Bookings from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/hgspass/ Join us as we hide from the summer sunshine with an exciting weekend presenting some of the greatest vampire movies ever made! The Hot G...

Writing Flash Fiction QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS Four-week course starts 12th June, runs each Friday 1:30pm-3:00pm Tickets and info from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/writingflashfiction/ Flash fiction is the shortest form of writing, and one that presents an exciting gateway for new writers as well as many fantastic creative opportunities! Over...

The Light Fantastic Terry Pratchett Day Event Saturday October 3rd, 12pm-6pm QUAD, Derby, DE1 3AS Tickets £30/£25 concessions from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/lightfantastic/ One of fantasy fiction’s most beloved authors, Terry Pratchett’s books gained a huge following for their hilarity, humanity and insight. In this special day event, we’ll be celeb...

DEVELOPING STRONG CHARACTERS FOR YOUR FICTION Thursday 11th June, 1pm-2:30pm Chellaston Library, DE73 6TU Tickets £6 plus booking fee from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/developing-strong-characters-for-your-fiction-tickets-1985827172530 Great characterisation is often the hallmark of an impactful story, but how do we go about it as writers? In this session we...

INTRODUCTION TO STORY STURCTURE Thursday 4th June, 1pm-2:30pm Chellaston Library, DE73 6TU Tickets £6 plus booking fee from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introducing-story-structure-tickets-1985826130413 A solid structure provides the building blocks for any piece of writing, and is the ideal place to start for anyone setting out to write their own stories! I...

Writing Urban Fantasy Online writing workshop from Nottingham Writers Studio Thursday 14th May, 6:30pm-8:30pm (UK time) Tickets and info at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-urban-fantasy-with-alex-davis-tickets-1985363409402 In this writing workshop, we'll be exploring the exciting and fantastical world of Urban Fantasy, which seeks to bring the creatu...

HOW TO GET PUBLISHED Four-week online writing course Thursdays 7:00pm-8:00pm, June 25th to July 16th Tickets £35 or £55 including one-hour author one-to-one from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-get-published-tickets-1980776087599 You’ve written your story – congratulations! But what now? There’s a wealth of options for authors, as well as a huge array of...

Subgenres of Horror Four-week course with Alex Davis Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:00pm, June 9th to June 30th Tickets £40 or £60 including author 1-2-1 from https://www.eventbrite.com/e/subgenres-of-horror-tickets-1980775876969 Horror is a broad spectrum, with a range of genres adopting all sort of approach to evoking fear. In this four-week course we'll be delving int...