Join us this autumn to turn your dreams into powerful stories, enhance your imagination as a writer, and develop an applied understanding of narrative structure, literary devices, and the core elements of fiction. This short course invites you delve into the storytelling and narrative craft of constructing fictional worlds. It will inspire you practice your emerging craft in different forms of fiction.
We recommend that each week will require approximately 10 hours of study which can be done at your own pace at a time that suits you.
Alongside this self-paced study there are live webinars with timings below.
When
Online course: Mon 21st - Sun 15th November 2026
All activities in this course are self-paced so you can fit the course in around your commitments, and you will have access to the course for a further 4-weeks after the end date. We suggest that you allow around 10 hours per week of study on top of the live webinars and drop-in sessions below.
Live webinar timings
Weeks 1 -8: Thursdays at 6pm
One to one timings
Week 4: 15min 1:1
Week 7: 15min 1:1
..to be scheduled with your course tutor in those weeks
We encourage you to join the live webinars, but they are also recorded so that you can access them afterwards.
Where
This is a fully online course and can be undertaken from any location with a suitable internet connection.
To get the most out of your online studies with Falmouth, we recommend using a desktop or laptop computer with reliable internet access. This will enable you to fully experience our Virtual Learning Environment, which houses your course materials, videos and webinars, and discussion forums. Please note while a mobile phone or tablet can support you in your studies, they are not suitable as your primary means of engagement.