Starting your novel

This course will cover the basic aspects of novel writing, and is ideal for intermediate students who have an idea for a novel or a novel in progress. The taught syllabus will cover a wide variety of techniques including character, point of view, dialogue, structure and style. There is also an element of workshop in this course.

The Tutor: Vicky Grut’s short fiction has been included in new writing anthologies published by Picador, Granta, Duckworths, Serpents’ Tail and Bloomsbury. Her novel Human Geography was shortlisted for the 2017 Caledonia Novel Award. She has worked as a freelance editor, as a creative writing lecturer for the Open University, London South Bank University and the University of Greenwich, and she reads for the manuscript critiquing agency The Literary Consultancy. Her collected stories will be published in October 2018 by Holland Park Press. She is currently working on a creative nonfiction travel book.

City Lit reserves the right to change course tutors from those advertised in this outline. In line with our refund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor.