This course has been postponed in light of the coronavirus situation, but you can express your interest in attending and you'll be updated when tickets are back on sale.

Hone your storytelling skills and energise your writing with Professor Jem Poster and Dr Sarah Burton of the University of Cambridge creative writing programme.

Whether you are a beginner when it comes to writing fiction, or you’d simply like to sharpen and energise your practice, this four-part series with Professor Jem Poster and Dr Sarah Burton, will boost your confidence and help you develop key skills. The founders and former leaders of the master’s degree course in creative writing at the University of Cambridge, between them Jem and Sarah have over 30 years’ experience and have published fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

This comprehensive creative writing series will start with a look at inspiration and research, planning and exploration, and editing, helping you to unlock your creative resources. The subsequent sessions will see you delve into the different elements of book development, finding your narrative voice and the right point of view for your story, as well as creating a convincing setting.

You will work in a supportive and relaxed environment, participate in practical exercises and be able to receive feedback and ask any questions you may have during the sessions. Although you are encouraged to sign up for the entire series to best develop your writing, you also have the option to attend individual sessions, bookable via links below.

If you book the series, you will save over £70.

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Editing - Sunday 15 March 2020

How do we prepare our story or the reader? Why is editing so important? How can we train ourselves to write with precision from the earliest possible stage in the development of our work?

Writers work in different ways; some like to work fast on early drafts, while others prefer taking their time, working meticulously from the outset. But however you work, you will need at some stage to address the detail of your writing, ensuring that your narrative is as well presented as you can make it.

This course has been postponed in light of the coronavirus situation, but you can express your interest in attending and you'll be updated when tickets are back on sale.

All Guardian Masterclasses are fully accessible but please contact us at masterclasses@theguardian.com if you have any queries or concerns.

Full course and returns information on the Masterclasses website

Focus on fiction: A series of workshops with Cambridge University’s creative writing tutors