🎄The season is upon us - time to finally write your Christmas story! 🎄

Venue: National Theatre

Address: Upper Ground, London SE1 9PX

Date: Saturday 13th December 2025

Time: 10am - 5pm

Workshop Number: SB131225

Price: £47 standard / £42 concessions (senior citizens/disabled persons)

Duration: 7 hours, including lunch/coffee breaks

Class Size: Maximum ten students (six required for workshop to proceed)*

(*Once enrolled, should the course not go ahead and there is no alternative course you’d like to transfer to, you will receive a full and immediate refund. Please note: refunds via PayPal or Eventbrite usually take 3-5 working days.)

Format: In-group discussion & writing exercises to build and complete your Christmas story.

Age range: Adults. (Ages 14, 15 & 16 year permitted, though to be accompanied by an adult. I am DBS checked)

This creative writing workshop is suitable for beginners, writers with projects underway, or those looking for a fresh injection of inspiration. It is perfect for all genres and those wishing to write short stories.

Workshop description: Season’s Greetings! Yes, it’s that time of year, and what better time to practice our story building skills than via this workshop.

In the iconic and wonderfully inspirational setting of London’s South Bank, where the Christmas cheer flows beside Old Father Thames, this one day creative writing workshop focuses on the creation of a Christmas story (of completely your choice) via the learning, revisiting and practice of the key elements necessary to write a compelling piece of work.

Whether new to creative writing or a seasoned author, together we explore the ingredients we must bring together to make a story sparkle, harnessing them via group discussion and focused twenty-minute blocks for writing. Naturally, there’s a great deal to get through in the day, however, it’s this immersion that energises the creative process.

Workshop goal: working on either your own idea or one we can create together, you will develop your story throughout the day, ending up with a complete piece of work.

This workshop is a fun, inspiring and a great fun day of learning, at the end of which you will have written, from scratch (or completed) your Christmas story. And there’s nothing like being in the company of fellow creatives for inspiration, motivation, learning and to really develop ourselves as a writer.

Reviews:

“What an adventure Santa had! This workshop is great fun and also practices the key attributes for any story to work.” Kelly, Bethnal Green

“Such a great way to get into the Christmas spirit. Now I can design my story’s cover then read it to my son. He’s the protagonist! Magical!” Joelly, Kingston-upon-Thames

“Such a great idea. Huge fun and so rewarding!” Arushi, Petworth

FAQ

Are there any session requirements? Yes, you’ll need basic written and spoken English skills to benefit from it.

Is previous creative writing experience required? No.

Are there any other costs? No, unless you wish to buy food or refreshments on the day.

Is there anything I need to bring? Just your own writing materials – pens, paper, laptop etc.

Refund policy: once enrolled, should the workshop not go ahead and there is not a suitable alternative workshop/course you’d like to transfer to, you will receive a full and immediate refund. Please note: refunds via PayPal or Eventbrite usually take 3-5 working days.

To Enrol:

Please select from the ‘Workshop Prices’ drop-down menu, then enter the workshop number (SB131225), add any special instructions (e.g., is this purchase a gift? If so, who for? / do you, or the recipient, require special access etc.), then click ‘Buy Now’ to be taken through to your PayPal
account.

Should you not have a PayPal account, alternative payment means are available. Please email me to discuss.

And for any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on dominic@creative-writer.co.uk

Thank you for reading and I hope to work with you on your writing goals.

Best seasonal wishes & happy writing!

Dominic

Dominic Canty

dominic@creative-writer.co.uk

www.creative-writer.co.uk