Begin your morning in a calm, productive space and carve out some time to focus purely on your writing, before the rest of the day crowds in. With expert guidance and useful, inventive prompts, this series of weekly writing workouts will give you the encouragement and momentum to propel your writing forward. You don’t need to arrive with anything; but you will leave with something new.

This month, our resident tutor is the award-winning novelist and Guardian Masterclasses favourite, Ross Raisin. Whether you are already underway with a fiction project, want to get one going – or, if you would simply like to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) to express yourself – these sessions will energise the start of your day, and give you something unexpected and tangible to end it with.

About our writing workouts

Our 60-minute writing workouts are the perfect opportunity to hone your writing skills and establish a regular writing practice. Each month, we’ll be joined by a special guest tutor excited to share their knowledge with you through a series of practical creative writing exercises.

Try one workout or book the series with a 20% discount – and if the times don’t suit, recordings will be available for two weeks so you can catch-up or revisit exercises at your own pace.

By enrolling in the workouts, you will also gain access to the Guardian Masterclasses creative writing online community, where we share bonus content and where you can connect with fellow writers.

This course is for …

Writers and aspiring writers. No experience required. Everybody is welcome – except your inner critic.

Tutor profile

Ross Raisin is the author of four novels: A Hunger (2022), A Natural (2017), Waterline (2011) and God’s Own Country (2008). Ross’ work has won and been shortlisted for over ten literary awards. He won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award in 2009, and in 2013 was named on Granta’s once a decade Best of Young British Novelists list. In 2018 he was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Society of Literature.

Course Details

Date: Monday 2, Monday 9, Monday 16 and Monday 23 October 2023
Time: 8am-9am (BST)

A catch up recording will be shared after the class and will be available for two weeks.

This masterclass is available globally. If you are joining us from outside the United Kingdom, please use this time zone converter to check your local live streaming time.

8am BST | 9am CEST | 12am PDT | 3am EDT

You will be sent a link to the webinar 24 hours and 30 minutes before the start time. Please email masterclasses@theguardian.com if you do not receive the access link 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

We aim to make all Guardian Masterclasses accessible to all. If you require any adjustments to enable your participation in this course, please get in touch with us at masterclasses@theguardian.com.

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Once a purchase is complete we will not be able to refund you where you do not attend or if you cancel your event booking. Please see our terms and conditions for more information on our refund policy.

The 60-minute writing workout with Ross Raisin