Hello!

I love Tuesday nights at the BMI. I’ve been running a writing group there for eighteen months, and it’s such a privilege to spend time with such a lovely warm, thoughtful group of people. I’m watching writers grow in confidence, take risks, develop new skills and encourage each other to keep going. We laugh a lot, too, and there are sometimes biscuits.

Three things, before I forget. (I was going to tell you about my latest adventures in the Attention Resistance, and how surprised I was that I loved Rivals on the telly, but more on that another time.)

1) I’m very excited to bring The Writing Well to The Core in Solihull - friendly, stand-alone workshops for anyone who’s always wanted to write but isn’t sure where to start, who used to write and wants to find their way back, or who wants to bring new life to their writing. Thursday evenings from 16 April. Perfect for anyone who isn’t sure whether they want to commit to a full writing course. More details and booking here.

2) Early bird booking for the summer term of Writing Workshop is now open. This course of ten weekly workshops (Tuesdays 6.30-8.30 at the BMI - full details here) is designed to help you build momentum on a creative project, work on structure, hone your style, solve narrative problems and learn to edit your own work.

Contact me at bwriting@icloud.com to reserve your place. If you can’t pay in full now but want to secure your place, you can pay a £50 deposit.

Option 1: The 6 session pass - £180  (= £30 per 2-hour session) with further sessions at £30 each.

Option 2: Full 10 week pass - £270 (= £27 per 2-hour session) or take advantage of an early bird discount for £250 (book by 1 April)

3) You can now book for the day school I’m running with Jo Bell on writing memoir, on Saturday, Apr 25, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Birmingham and Midland Institute. More details and booking here.

As ever, if you have any questions about a course or would like to book some one-to-one mentoring, drop me a line at bwriting@icloud.com and we can have a chat.

Very best wishes,

Anna