If you're lost for a creative outlet during the lockdown, consider an online creative writing course with Collage Writing Room.

Inspire Your Writing with Sonia Lambert  is set to run online during June and July. The course will be delivered via Zoom video link up and you will get lots of help setting this up.

Thursday mornings, 10.30am to 1pm; June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16. Cost £125 (email kate@collage-arts.org to register and receive payment link).

This course is great for beginners and also for writers at any level who wish to generate lots of new ideas and material. This fun and playful course will use different creative writing exercises and prompts to get you working, in a friendly and supportive environment. We will set out from a new starting point each week, and experiment with different techniques and ways into prose writing. All levels welcome.

Week 1) Place (mental maps and sensory detail)

Week 2) People (picture prompts and character sketches)

Week 3) Objects

Week 4) Food

Week 5) Gaps (collage and “found text”)

Week 6) Journeys

As a Collage Writing Room student, you will also have the opportunity to join free online Monday and Friday process and feedback groups to extend the value of your course.