Creative writing courses for teenagers?

[kingprawntikka]

My daughter is just going in to sixth form and hopes to do English Literature at university. She would love to do a creative writing course but we are struggling to find one that accepts under eighteens. A residential course in the holidays, or something on a weekend would be great, and we are happy to pay for her to do it. Does anyone know of anything like that? TIA

Is this any good to you?

Kilve Court is great, and would highly recommend it

It might be worth looking if any universities run creative writing summer schools still?

My sister in law went to one when she was 16/17 but that was the early 1990s.

So she's over 16? I believe that www.arvonfoundation.org/ will accept students over 16 onto any of its courses.

I think they also do some courses for under-16s through schools, as well as some for home educated kids who are under 16.

Thank you all so much. Some good ideas here. I will have a proper look at them all with my DD.

I had this problem this year too. Ask at your biggest borough library, there is normally one running there, staring around september time. Hope this helps.

Thank you I'll ask at the library in our nearest city.

I second the Arvon courses - I went on once and there was a teenager on it (17) - he had the BEST time ever and eventually went on to study Creative Writing at a great uni with a reference from one of the professional authors who tutored on the course - literally life changing for him. I went on one when I was 17 and have been inspired to write ever since.

Thank you Haggisfish, the courses look great, but my DD wondered if any one young would be there so your reply helps answer that !

Hello,
I am also looking to send my 16 year old daughter on a residential creative writing course for the same reasons as you, and have been looking at the Arvan Foundation's starting-to-write courses. When are you thinking of doing it? if they went at the same time, they wouldn't be the youngest all on their own!

Hi There, Did either of the mums looking for writing courses for their daughters find anything suitable? The last post was over 1 year ago ....my daughters just started 6th form and doing english Lit . history and media and I am looking on what area at uni we should be looking at.. or how I can help her develop
a interest in english areas..