Literary Non-Fiction: Ways into Creative Non-Fiction (Online)

We very much look forward to welcoming both new and returning students to the University of Southampton. 

We would like to advise that you will need to have the appropriate technology and suitable internet connection in place, as we will be making use of online materials. At Southampton, we use a virtual learning environment (VLE) called Blackboard which is used to deliver learning materials and real-time online teaching for our students.

Literary Non-Fiction: Ways into Creative Non-Fiction (Online)

Across this six-week course, we’ll be looking at the capacious genre of creative non-fiction, from memoir to food writing to narrative approaches to history, culture, the environment and beyond, breaking down the assumed boundaries that separate non-fiction from its twin, creative writing. Looking in detail at a range of celebrated non-fiction examples, we’ll be discussing what’s original and compelling about their techniques and responding with our own lively experiments in structure, voice and narrative form. At the end of the course there will be an opportunity to share the work you’ve developed over the six weeks and to receive supportive feedback from peers and the course lead.

This 6-week course will take place online on Tuesday evenings from 18:30 to 20:30 starting on 14 October 2025 and finishing on 18 November 2025.

Please see our price list below:

Standard price - £115.00
Staff/student/alumni price - £100.00

Please note: if you select the staff/student/alumni price option, you must use an online store account that has been set up with your University email address and fill out your University staff, student or alumni ID number when prompted as part of the questionnaire data section.

When booking a course please do consult our Terms and Conditions which set out our cancellation and refund policy.