8th - 13th AUGUST 2026
2026 Summer School Programme
PITCH A COURSE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK OR RUN A COURSE or workshop?
The school is always interested to hear from people with the right skills who would like to run courses, workshops or to act as an evening speaker. Please see below for submission guidelines.
​THE PITCHING WINDOW FOR 2026 is 1st september - 31st october
EVENING SPEAKERS
The school has had many well-known speakers over the years and is interested to hear from accomplished speakers, able to engage, inform and entertain an audience. If you would
like to be considered, or you have a recommendation or contact with
someone you believe would be suitable,
then please email the Chariman
and provide more details. ​
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chairman@swanwickwritersschool.org.uk
Fee £TBA
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​SPECIALIST COURSE
There are normally four or five Four Part (Specialist) courses taught during the the week. Each Specialist Course is made up of four separate one hour sessions.
These specialist courses form the backbone
of the learning programme, representing around 30% of the total programme and therefore demonstrable or evidenced tutor credibility/experience is an important consideration.
Successful courses must have wide appeal and are generally in one of the main genres such as Novels, Screenwriting, YA Fiction, Poetry etc. We would probably not consider any subject that we covered the previous year
as a four-part course, with the exception of novel writing or poetry.
Tutor fee £400
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Please send your submissions to: vicechair@swanwickwritersschool.org.uk​
​SHORT COURSE
We have up to 16 two-part short courses
over the week. These represent over 50% of the learning programme and therefore they must also have sufficient appeal (i.e. are they likely to attract around >30 delegates.
All the main genres and other subjects such as research, editing, KDP publishing and marketing are also considered. We are interested in both non-fiction and fiction.
We often look for contemporary subjects,
new areas and modern issues facing writers and are always keen on courses that would appeal to the younger writer market and courses that cover more progressive/topical subjects. For example, over the last few
years, we have run courses on Writing for Mental Health, Gender Awareness, Social Media and AI.
Short courses that offer opportunities for practical work are extremely popular as are ‘how to’ type courses. Short courses are normally run in two separate one-hour sessions on the same day.
Tutor fee £200
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Please send your submissions to: vicechair@swanwickwritersschool.org.uk​
WORKSHOp
We typically have around 12-16 one-hour sessions scattered across the week, and
this is an ideal opportunity for tutors new
to Swanwick to get to know us. Workshops are often interactive and offer opportunities
for practical and creative work and there
is a vast range of subjects that we would consider, provided that we think they will attract a big enough audience.
Workshops can also cover things that
are not necessarily writing based, such
as designing book covers, promotion, marketing and yoga/well-being for writers.
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Tutor fee £50
Please send your submissions to: vicechair@swanwickwritersschool.org.uk​
ONE TO ONE SESSIONS
Many tutors offer one to one sessions with delegates, to review a sample of their work and provide constructive feedback. These session help raise funds as a small percentage of the fee is taken by the school. If your course is selected and you would like to run some sessions, then further details will be provided but please tell us on your application if you are happy to consider doing these. Fee £30.
Even if you do not want to run a course, but believe you can offer advice and support to other writers on a one to one basis, please get in touch.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Email your course details in a WORD or PDF document stating the TITLE of your course. Please indicate if your course is a SPECIALIST COURSE (four parts) or a SHORT COURSE (two Parts) or a WORKSHOP (one hour).All course descriptions should be no longer than 500 words and your biography (max 200 words) should be written in the third person.
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COURSE OUTLINE/DESCRIPTION
Please tell us the TITLE of your course and a brief one sentence outline. Explain what each session will cover. Tell us why people should attend your course. What will they learn? What are the benefits of attending it? Will there be practical exercises within the sessions or opportunities for participants to share their work? The more detail you provide, the better your chance of being selected. Course outlines and descriptions should be no longer that 500 words.You can pitch more than one course in any category.
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BIO
Tell us about yourself in a short bio. Give details about your experience and any other information relevant to delivering your course. If you have a website, then please include a link to it and a recent publicity photo if you have one.Your bio should be no longer than 200 words and written in the third person.
We reserve the right to edit these for inclusion in the programme, should you be successful in your pitch.
Once complete, send your document as an email attachment to: vicechair@swanwickwritersschool.org.uk
Once submissions have closed, they will be reviewed and you will be advised whether or not you have been successful before 1st January 2026.