Short Story Skills: Finishing and editing your story for submission
Zoom Writing Workshop with Tony Kirwood
Short Story Skills: Finishing and editing your story for submission
Two-session online workshop, 1 - 1.5 hours per session, live teaching, via Zoom.
The length of the sessions varies depending on the session topic and the questions and discussions that arise.
Sessions will be a minimum of one hour.
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Thursday 20th November 2025 at 7.00PM (BST) for two weeks ending 27th November 2025
Times shown: Greenwich Mean Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £59.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Thursday 20th November 2025 at 7.00PM (BST) for two weeks ending 27th November 2025
Times shown: Greenwich Mean Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £59.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Workshop Leader
Tony Kirwood
Tony’s short stories have appeared in numerous publications and have been awarded or shortlisted for prizes. He has also contributed articles for The Independent, Writing Magazine, and many other newspapers and magazines. In an earlier life his comedy sketches were broadcast on UK and European TV and radio. His non-fiction book “How To Write Comedy” was cited by The Stage newspaper as the training book of the year.
Tony teaches creative writing in colleges and venues across the country. He has led workshops at book festivals and given talks to writing groups.
Tony teaches creative writing in colleges and venues across the country. He has led workshops at book festivals and given talks to writing groups.
Workshop Outline
All writing is rewriting. First drafts are always rough sketches. By redrafting them you can turn them into something gripping which will catch an editor's eye.
In these two sessions you will see how you can make your editing easier and more effective by drafting in progressive stages. In your second edit, you will look at the macro elements such as structure and theme.
In the third draft, your focus will be on more specific questions of characterisation and setting. In the next, you will hone the language, dialogue and pace.
At the end of the course you will have a framework and a plan to burnish your initial draft into something which shines.
This workshop is run by Budding Writers in partnership with The Writers Bureau.
By taking part in this workshop you will:
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meet other writers
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have time to ask questions as there are only ten participants per group
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learn how to edit in stages
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find out how to polish your story to make it ready for submission to an editor or competition
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gain increased self-confidence to take your writing forward on your own.
Starting Thursday 20th November 2025 at 7.00PM (BST) for two weeks ending 27th November 2025
Workshop fee: £59.99