Are you ready to take the plunge and get to know your own, unique creative writing voice?

I run a range of Creative Writing for Wellbeing courses to free up your words, feed your soul, connect you to other people, and make you feel better about both your Creative Writing and yourself. I do this by creating a contained and confidential space in which people can write and build relationships with others at depth in a relatively short space of time. I bring to the work my own creativity, my knowledge of and sensitivity to the English language, my love of poetry, prose and playfulness, and my expertise in working with groups of adults.

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FREE Out of Bounds taster session (online)

Thursday 20th November
7.00-8.30 pm BST
Interested to find out how ‘live’ expressive writing can help you gently explore and connect with yourself, your boarding school experience, and others?

CoursesRachel Godfrey31 October 2025

Writing the elements

Tuesdays (Zoom, UK time)
6 January - 10 February 2026
Group 1: 10.00 am-12.00 noon
Group 2: 6.30-8.30 pm
Exploring air, water, earth and fire as ways into writing short pieces of fiction, memoir and poetry.

CoursesRachel Godfrey31 October 2025

Out of Bounds

Thursdays, 26 Feb - 2 April 2026
6.30-8.30 pm UK time (Zoom)
A series of six Creative Writing for Wellbeing workshops offering ex-boarders inroads towards …

CoursesRachel Godfrey28 November 2022

Out of Bounds Weekend retreat

Summer 2026 (date TBC)
John and I are planning…

CoursesRachel Godfrey28 October 2022

My Dreaming Self: Creative writing from dreams

Next course dates TBC
Like poetry, our dreams juxtapose images, motifs and metaphors in fresh and surprising ways…

CoursesRachel Godfrey2 May 2022

Mentoring and Editing

One-to-one sessions to help you develop and build confidence in your Expressive Creative Writing practice.

CoursesAnne Tregoning4 June 2021

Expressive Creative Writing Courses & Mentoring

Do you dream of writing memoir, poetry and fiction, but wonder how to begin?

Do you buy notebooks and pens for your creative writing, then never find time to use them?

Do you want to put pen to paper, only to hear your inner critic trying to stop you?

Would you like to share your writing with a small group of supportive fellow writers?

Are you ready to take the plunge and get to know your own, unique creative writing voice?

Current courses

Thursday 20th November
7.00-8.30 pm BST
Interested to find out how ‘live’ expressive writing can help you gently explore and connect with yourself, your boarding school experience, and others?

Tuesdays (Zoom, UK time)
6 January - 10 February 2026
Group 1: 10.00 am-12.00 noon
Group 2: 6.30-8.30 pm
Exploring air, water, earth and fire as ways into writing short pieces of fiction, memoir and poetry.

Thursdays, 26 Feb - 2 April 2026
6.30-8.30 pm UK time (Zoom)
A series of six Creative Writing for Wellbeing workshops offering ex-boarders inroads towards …

Summer 2026 (date TBC)
John and I are planning…

Next course dates TBC
Like poetry, our dreams juxtapose images, motifs and metaphors in fresh and surprising ways…

One-to-one sessions to help you develop and build confidence in your Expressive Creative Writing practice.

Expressive Creative Writing Courses & Mentoring

Do you dream of writing memoir, poetry and fiction, but wonder how to begin?

Do you buy notebooks and pens for your creative writing, then never find time to use them?

Do you want to put pen to paper, only to hear your inner critic trying to stop you?

Would you like to share your writing with a small group of supportive fellow writers?

Are you ready to take the plunge and get to know your own, unique creative writing voice?

Current courses

Thursday 20th November7.00-8.30 pm BSTInterested to find out how ‘live’ expressive writing can help you gently explore and connect with yourself, your boarding school experience, and others?

Tuesdays (Zoom, UK time) 6 January - 10 February 2026Group 1: 10.00 am-12.00 noonGroup 2: 6.30-8.30 pmExploring air, water, earth and fire as ways into writing short pieces of fiction, memoir and poetry.

Thursdays, 26 Feb - 2 April 20266.30-8.30 pm UK time (Zoom)A series of six Creative Writing for Wellbeing workshops offering ex-boarders inroads towards …

Summer 2026 (date TBC)John and I are planning…

Next course dates TBCLike poetry, our dreams juxtapose images, motifs and metaphors in fresh and surprising ways…

One-to-one sessions to help you develop and build confidence in your Expressive Creative Writing practice.

Thursday 20th November
7.00-8.30 pm BST
Interested to find out how ‘live’ expressive writing can help you gently explore and connect with yourself, your boarding school experience, and others?

Tuesdays (Zoom, UK time)
6 January - 10 February 2026
Group 1: 10.00 am-12.00 noon
Group 2: 6.30-8.30 pm
Exploring air, water, earth and fire as ways into writing short pieces of fiction, memoir and poetry.

Thursdays, 26 Feb - 2 April 2026
6.30-8.30 pm UK time (Zoom)
A series of six Creative Writing for Wellbeing workshops offering ex-boarders inroads towards …

Summer 2026 (date TBC)
John and I are planning…

Next course dates TBC
Like poetry, our dreams juxtapose images, motifs and metaphors in fresh and surprising ways…