Travel and Nature Writing

This exciting 8-week short course will introduce you to the genre of travel and nature writing. 

Travel and Nature Writing: Spring 2026

Details Description
When Wednesday evenings, 6pm to 8 pm
Dates

8 meetings

4 February to 1 April 2026 (no class for half-term 18 February)

Where University of Bristol Arts Complex, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TB
Tutor Nick Hunt
Description

In this course you will work on developing your experiences - whether at home or further afield - into engaging pieces of prose, drawing on writing from memory as well as from the present. It will include focused writing assignments as well as examining some of the technical aspects of non-fiction writing, with the aim of producing a short finished piece by the end of the course. We will also explore the ethical issues facing travel and nature writers in an age of climate and ecological breakdown. What is a writer's role in these times? How do we write honestly about a changing world? 

Course fee

£190

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Booking will open at 2pm on 16 October

Previous qualifications/experience No qualifications needed. Open to the public.

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Booking link will be available after 2pm on Thursday 16th October.

Contacts

Please address any enquiries about the courses to:

Department of English Part-time Courses
School of Humanities
11 Woodland Road
Bristol BS8 1TB

Email: english-lifelong@bristol.ac.uk
Telephone: 0117 455 8271