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WRITING GHOST STORIES 4-week online course Tuesdays 18th November-9th December, 6:30pm-8:00pm each week Tickets £40, sessions delivered via Google Meet Tickets and info at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-ghost-stories-4-week-course-tickets-1733258004349 This 4-week course examines the essentials of writing a ghost story! Led by lecturer and workshoppe...

Writing Magazine and Alex Davis Events present Winter Haunts 2025 Ghost story, gothic and supernatural fiction day Saturday 15th November, 10:30am-6:30pm Tickets from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-haunts-2025-tickets-1123454706269 Online via Google Meet As the cold air begins to bite, a sense of the supernatural fills the air – and WINTER HAUNTS will...

The Legacy of Dracula 19th September, 7pm-8:30pm QUAD, Derby Tickets and info at https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/legacyofdracula/ Dracula remains one of fiction’s most enduring characters, taking in hundreds of adaptations across multiple mediums, with the appetite for the world’s most famous vampire seemingly insatiable. But what makes Stoker’s creation ...

Writing Short Stories – One-Day Course QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS Tickets £20-£25 from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/writingshortstories/ Short stories are an exciting form of writing with a long and exciting history, and today still provide great ways for writers to hone their skills and get their name out there in print. In this extended works...

Writing a Novel – one-day course QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS Saturday 13th September, 12pm-5pm Tickets £25 from https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/writinganovel/ Writing a novel for the first time can feel like a big challenge for a writer, but in this extended workshop session we’ll be breaking down the key creative and practical elements involved in...

Edge-Lit 11 Saturday 20th September QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS Tickets and guest list at https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgelit11/ Edge-Lit returns to celebrate the best in horror, thriller, fantasy and science-fiction writing on Saturday 20 September 2025 from 10am-6pm. In this, its eleventh edition, Edge-Lit will offering another loaded day of ...

Writing Historical Horror with Ally Wilkes (4 weeks plus optional feedback module) Wednesday 24th Sept, 1st, 8th and 15th October 6:30-8:30pm UK time Tickets £80 This four week course will explore the how (and the why) of writing historical horror fiction. Led by author and creative writing tutor Ally Wilkes, the course will include discussion, examples, tec...

AUTUMN FRIGHTS 6 week online horror writing school Runs from September 16th-October 21st via Google Meet Workshops on Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm UK time Tickets from £55.00 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autumn-frights-6-week-horror-writing-school-tickets-1405820038579 As the nights begin to draw in, the perfect season for horror is upon us - and Autumn Fri...

Spectres of Summer Online ghost story weekend, 16th-17th August 10:30am-4:30pm each day, runs via Google Meet Day tickets £20, weekend tickets £35 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spectres-of-summer-tickets-1318450243169 Ghosts aren't just for Christmas, and Spectres of Summer will be bringing the spookiness in the sun! We'll be presenting a lively range ...

Writing Folk Horror Online Writing Workshop Thursday 14th August, 6:30pm-8:30pm (UK time) Tickets £10 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-folk-horror-tickets-1407493724619 As the flowers and forests bloom this summer, what darkness might lay beyond them? In this two-hour session we'll be exploring the world of folk horror, looking at location, atmosp...

Writing Science-Fiction Four-week course with Alex Davis Tuesdays August 12th-September 2nd, 6:30pm-8:30pm UK time Online via Google Meet Tickets £45 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-science-fiction-4-week-course-tickets-1405741734369 Science-fiction has long been one of the most vibrant and varied genres to write within, and in this four-week cou...

HOW TO GET PUBLISHED Four-week online writing course Tuesdays 12:30pm-1:30pm, August 12th to September 2nd Tickets £35 or £55 including one-hour author one-to-one from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-get-published-tickets-1405858393299 You’ve written your story – congratulations! But what now? There’s a wealth of options for authors, as well as a huge ...

Character and Worldbuilding in Horror Fiction Mondays 6th-13th October., 7pm-8:30pm With Dr Charlotte Baker Tickets £20 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/character-and-worldbuilding-in-horror-fiction-tickets-1296620178859 This two week course will examine the function of world building in the horror genre; in the first session, we will assess how narrative...

Writing the Occult: Belief Saturday 6 September, 2025 Starts 1pm UK / 9am ET Early bird tickets are £35 until 16 August 2025, or £40 from 17 August. Sales end at midnight GMT on 5 September. Tickets from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-the-occult-belief-tickets-1258315909759 It’s one of the few topics that can polarise a population: do you proselytise...

A Writers' Life Four-week course with Dr Charlotte Baker Tickets £45 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-writers-life-tickets-1296609567119 Mondays September 1st to September 22nd, 7pm-8:30pm This four week course will break down the some of the attributes required to succeed as a writer. The aim of each of these sessions is to not only build upon the last...

DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDSUMMER 3 ONLINE FOLK HORROR FESTIVAL Wednesday 25th June- Sunday 29th June 2025 Online via Google Meet - EVENT LINKS WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY EMAIL. Please look our for an email from alexdavisevents@hotmail.co.uk with all the info - sometimes these messages can be sent to junk/spam! As Summer Solstice returns, celebrate it with the v...