Dear Fledging Novelist… Read my advice letter for fiction writers.
I’ve taught fiction writing to adults for twelve years and have many happy students. Several have published their work or won short story prizes. I’d say my teaching style is warm, supportive and motivating. I encourage students to read deeply and broadly and offer plenty of inspiring material and exercises. I’m skilled at developmental editing and giving astute, constructive feedback to help you make the best of your work-in-progress. Read what my students have to say in their testimonials.
I have an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Before teaching creative writing, I taught English as a Foreign Language and English for Academic Purposes for over fifteen years, so my teaching skills are well-developed. I’ve taught Creative Writing at University College Dublin, the Irish Writers Centre, Kingston University, West Cork Literary Festival, City Lit and the University of East Anglia. Most of my teaching is now delivered via Zoom.
UPCOMING COURSES AND RETREATS (BOOK via form below)
FREE ONLINE CREATIVE WRITING SESSIONS
I’m delighted to say I’ll be resuming my free online creative writing classes in February 2026 and will run them on the first Wednesday of every month this year. I hope this means you can join! The aim of these free online sessions is to stimulate and inspire — and to keep you plugged into a writing community. They are an opportunity to discuss an aspect of writing and to write together for 10-20 minutes in response to a prompt. The latter part of the session is a general Ask Me Anything. The sessions require no preparation on my part or yours and are open to all levels of experience, including beginners.
Our first online session of 2026 will be on:
4 Feb 2026, 6.30-8pm (London time) Writing from Experience. We’ll be looking at WRITING FROM EXPERIENCE and exploring how to turn our own experience and that of others into either fiction or creative nonfiction.
If you would like to join any of the sessions, please email me on priscilla_morris@hotmail.com or fill in the form at the bottom of the page and I will get back to you as soon as possible. I’ll add you to the class list and send you the Zoom link on the day. I’d love to see you there!
WRITING RETREAT
18 Sep – 4 Oct 2026: AUTUMN WRITIN RETREAT 2026 with PRISCILLA MORRIS and guest author MELISSA FU, Romanyà de la Selva, Catalonia, Spain.
MENTORING
I offer one-to-one mentoring services and manuscript assessment to fiction and creative nonfiction writers. £100/€120 an hour. Please get in touch via the form below to discuss.
In case you missed it above, read my advice letter for fiction writers.
HOW TO BOOK
To BOOK, REGISTER INTEREST or ENQUIRE about any of the above courses, fill in the form below with a message that states which course you are interested in. Hit SUBMIT FORM and I’ll be in touch, usually within a day or two.
To RECEIVE MY NEWSLETTER, also fill in the form below. I’ll keep you posted about all future events and courses.
You can also follow me on instagram @priscillamorriswriter.
PRISCILLA MORRIS 