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Writing Fiction for Women’s Magazines
This starter writing course aims to provide you with all the key tools to create a tight, lively and, above all, saleable short story for this key market. It will also offer 'insider' tips and full details of what all the major magazines are looking for to help you acheive publishing success.


Advanced Story Structure
Aimed at those with some experience, this more advanced writing workshop will help you hone your fiction writing skills and grab any editor's attention. With extensive group and individual feedback, it will explore short story techniques in more detail and look at how to target specific magazines and genres. Perfect for anyone determined to see their writing in print.


Sample Published Stories
Time Tricks - A 1000-word Women's Weekly story with a slight twist in the tail about an exhausted young mother...click to download.

In The Still of the Night - A 1600-word My Weekly story about a number of
different women looking out on the same night ...click to download.


With a Little Help From Heaven - a classic 2500-word 'People's Friend'
romance....click to download

Come along to one of the Joanna Barnden courses on writing fiction...

 

Creative Writing Classes, Courses and Workshops 2010

Learn to write fiction with Jo Barnden

19th March
Writing Fiction for Women's Magazines - Cambridge
8th April
Writing Fiction for Women's Magazines - Devon
13th May
Writing Fiction for Women's Magazines - London
20th May
21st May
Writing Fiction for Women's Magazines - Huddersfield
18th June
Advanced Story Structure Workshop - Cambridge
25th August
Advanced Story Structure - Cornwall
Prices: From £80 including all tuition, take-home pack and home-cooked food.
(Less than you'll make selling just one story!)
NEW FOR 2010
June 25th -26th
Exploring Fiction for Women's Magazines - near Nottingham

A 2-day residential course offering in-depth writing, individual critique and group feedback. Writers will get a chance to develop their own style, work in different genres, and write and re-write a full story of their own. This is a chance to spend two days with like-minded writers in a friendly and constructive environment to really move your work on to publishable standard.

Price: just £195 with all accommodation and food included.

Email me or use my enquiry form or download samples of my published professional writing by clicking on the titles in the left hand column. I look forward to hearing from you.
  Joanna Barnden Fiction Writer