Zoom Writing Workshops
Be Inspired with a Zoom Writing Workshop
Join us in our Zoom classroom for a writing workshop from professional writers. You will be guided through a variety of techniques that will help you to develop your writing skills.
This is a great opportunity to improve your writing and make friends with others on the same journey as you. The sessions are exciting, stretching, lots of fun, and give you the confidence to take your writing forward. Only 10 places per workshop.
The workshops are suitable for beginners and the more experienced writer.
For more details, and to sign-up, click on the workshop title.
Starting September
Let’s Start Writing With Esther Chilton
This workshop is ideal for those who have never written before and those wishing to find out if they would like to take their writing further.
Two-session workshop: 7PM Tuesday 9th and 16th September 2025 – £59.99
Writing Humour In Fiction With Tony Kirwood
Tony shows you how to inject humour into your stories, how to find markets and how to submit them.
Two-session workshop: 7PM Thursday 18 th and 25th September 2025 – £59.99
Where To Share Your Writing With Esther Chilton
Here you’ll learn about the platforms where you can share your writing, the benefits of sharing your work, becoming part of a community and gaining followers.
One-session: 7PM Tuesday 30th September 2025 – £30
Starting October
Make Money From Non-Fiction Writing With Esther Chilton
In this workshop Esther takes you step-by-step through the process of earning some extra cash from non-fiction writing.
Two-session workshop: 7PM Tuesday 7th and 14th October 2025 – £59.99
Short Story Skills: Finding And Capturing Ideas For Stories With Tony Kirwood
By the end of this workshop you will have formed an idea and turned it into a solid story concept.
Two-session workshop: 7PM Wednesday 8th and 15th October 2025 – £59.99
How to Write Dialogue With Phil Busby
Learn how to use dialogue effectively in your work, how to lay it out correctly and how to effectively use subtext to give your characters depth.
Two-session workshop: 7PM Saturday 18th and 25th October 2025 – £59.99
New: Writers Rights With Esther Chilton
Details coming soon
One-session workshop: 7PM Tuesday 21st October 2025 – £30
Starting November
Make Money From True Stories With Esther Chilton
Learn what sort of true story publications are looking for, where you can send them and how to make multiple sales.
Two-session workshop: 7PM 4th and 11th November 2025 – £59.99
Short Story Skills: Building A Structure From An Idea With Tony Kirwood
This workshop shows you how to flesh out your idea into an outline so you’ll be ready to write your first draft.
Two-session workshop: 7 PM Wednesday 5th and 12th November 2025 – £59.99
Beginners Guide To World Building With Phil Busby
In this workshop you’ll learn how to create a world for your characters to live in. This could be anything from fantasy or sci-fi to current day, past or future reality.
One-session workshop: 10 AM Saturday 8th November 2025 – £30
Make Money From Short Stories With Esther Chilton
Learn how to research the different markets for stories and how to give them the best chance of acceptance.
Two-session workshop: 7PM 18th and 25th November 2025 – £59.99
Short Story Skills: Finishing And Editing Your Story For Submission Editing With Tony Kirwood
Tony gives you tips and tricks to make the editing of your stories easier. By the end of your two sessions you’ll know how to make your stories the best they can be.
Two-session workshop: 7PM Thursday 20th and 27th November 2025 – £59.99
Esther Chilton
Since joining The Writers Bureau as a student many years ago, Esther hasn’t looked back and now writes and tutors full-time. She regularly has articles and short stories published in a variety of newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad, ranging from The Guardian, to The People’s Friend, to Writing Magazine. As well as winning writing competitions herself, Esther has judged many, including Writers’ Forum magazine’s monthly short story competition. She is currently working with a publisher on a range of non-fiction books on writing.
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.
Phil Busby
A playwright, singer-songwriter and author, Phil works in course development for The Writers Bureau, Manchester. Originally a psychiatric nurse, he studied Theatre at Dartington College of Arts before working across Europe for ten years as a performer, writer and workshop leader. Phil is a co-founder of Budding Writers.