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25 March - 19 August 2026
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
18+
£180
Book tickets
Publishing
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Skills
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Comma Press
Over six in-person sessions, attendees will learn the fundamentals of short storytelling, and explore the world of queer fiction through writing exercises, close readings of classic and contemporary queer texts, and group discussions.
Participants on this course will create up to three short stories over the duration of this course. Your best story will be published in a Comma Press eBook to be sold online.
Open to all levels of experience.
Dates and Times: 6-8pm on Wednesdays March 25, April 22, May 20, June 17, July 15, August 19.
Chloe de Lullington is an author and screenwriter based just outside Manchester, having grown up on the outskirts of pretty much everything else as well – which, as it turns out, makes for the most compelling stories. Drawn to the eccentric and the liminal, she’s good at funny with a side of sad. Her debut novel is titled Cacoethes.
Tickets are £180 for the whole course – Comma Press do not offer partial tickets.
A limited number of bursary tickets are available for £150 for underrepresented writers or those on a low income. To book without Eventbrite fees, or to apply for a bursary discount, email George at commapublishing@yahoo.com
Please be aware: If the minimum number of attendees is not reached by 1 month from the course start date, Comma Press may cancel, postpone or move the course online via Zoom. Should this occur attendees will be given the option of a refund or reserved spot on the course should it be rescheduled.
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