ONLINE COURSES ARE GO!
Our January 2025 course is now open for booking. Places tend to go very quickly so if you miss out this time do get in touch if you’d like to be added to the waiting list, or sign up to the newsletter to be the first to hear when the next dates are announced. Thank you!
“An inspirational, life giving, joyful course.”
After the success of the 2019/20 pilot programme, in June 2020 we launched our 8-week online courses, bringing together new mothers and their babies in an inspiring, relaxed and supportive environment. Since then we’ve run nine seasons of courses, and every single one has been a sell-out. Workshops are led by novelist and Mothership Writers founder Emylia Hall, and are designed for mums with babies aged two or under; here you'll explore your experience of new motherhood, find confidence in the power of your own voice, and learn the fundamentals of creative writing. With a maximum of 18 participants* for each 8-week online course, our workshops are a friendly and safe space where you can make connections and share stories – and fall in love with writing.
HOW IT WORKS
Each week you'll have a live Zoom workshop with your Mothership crew, including guided writing exercises and teaching that covers the principles of writing craft. Time will be divided between exploring motherhood from a personal perspective and focusing on key aspects of creative writing, from style to structure. Duration: one hour, weekly (x 8 sessions).
All workshop teachings will be circulated ahead of each session, so you can revisit what we've covered at your leisure (or catch up if you ever can't make the session); you'll be able to create your own file of creative writing know-how and inspiration – as well as building up a collection of your own written pieces.
Optional homework assignments and extra exercises will also be provided so you can keep up your writing between sessions. Or save for a time in the future! You always get to work at your own pace.
You'll also enjoy access to a closed Facebook group where you can chat with your course mates, share inspiration, reading tips, post pieces of writing, and ask Emylia about any aspect of the writing and publishing process.
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“I now have a collection of pieces for my daughter when she is older, things I would have always dreamed to write down but would never have found the time.”
*For each course there are two places available for people who couldn't otherwise afford to take part. For more information and to apply for these fully subsidised places, contact Mothership Writers.
About your tutor
Emylia Hall is the author of seven novels, including the Richard and Judy book club pick The Book of Summers and The Thousand Lights Hotel, which was recently chosen by Fearne Cotton for her Happy Place Book Club. In 2023 Emylia launched The Shell House Detectives Mysteries, a new ‘cosy crime’ series set on the Cornish coast. The Shell House Detectives was a Kindle Top 10 bestseller, and the rights have been optioned for TV. Since then two more Shell House books have been published – and there are plenty more to come. Her work has been translated into ten languages, and broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music. Emylia is a writing coach at The Novelry, and has also taught writing workshops in Kigali, Zurich, for the University of Lausanne, and for Arvon. She is the founder of Mothership Writers and lives in Bristol with her husband – who is also a writer – and their young son.