Writing From Nature

Booking will close on Monday 27th October 2025 at 12 noon

Due to limited resources, we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE BOOKINGS after this date

This course will be held in Room 1G10 of the Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee.

Thursday afternoons 2.00 - 4.00 p.m. for five weeks, 30th October - 27th November 2025.

Writing from Nature is a five-week creative writing course that invites you to explore the natural world as a source of inspiration, even from within the classroom. Through guided exercises, readings, and reflective prompts, you'll learn to capture the textures, moods, and metaphors of nature in your own writing. From observing seasonal change to using photography as a narrative spark, this course encourages deeper attention to the world around you and helps you develop a personal voice rooted in place and perception. No prior writing experience needed—just curiosity and a willingness to look closely.

Tutor: Sandra Ireland

Sandra Ireland is an award-winning poet and novelist from Carnoustie, Angus. In 2017, she won the Scottish Association of Writers’ Dorothy Dunbar Trophy for Poetry, and has been published in Seagate III, Furies, and other anthologies. Her debut novel was 'Beneath the Skin' (2016) was serialised in The Dundee Courier in late 2020. Subsequent novels were 'Bone Deep' (2018), and 'The Unmaking of Ellie Rook' (2019). Her current novel 'Sight Unseen: A Sarah Sutherland Thriller' (2020) was voted The Courier's Scottish Book of the Week.

Course Code: 09 122

Enquiries should be sent to: lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com

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