Dates: 04/02/2026 - 01/04/2026

Location: Room G.H03, University of Bristol Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, BS8 1TB.

Wednesday evenings, 6pm to 8pm

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?

Nick Hunt is the author of three travel books about walking and Europe – Outlandish, Where the Wild Winds Are and Walking the Woods and the Water – as well as a work of ‘gonzo ornithology’, The Parakeeting of London, and a recently published novel, Red Smoking Mirror. His travel books have twice been finalists for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award, and his work has appeared in The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century. He is a co-director of the Dark Mountain Project and an occasional contributor to BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent, and is currently a Royal Literary Fellow at the University of Bristol.

Please see detailed description for the refund policy.

Contact Info:
English-Lifelong@bristol.ac.uk
0117 455 8271

Detailed Description

Short Courses refund policy:

Refunds for our short courses are only to be given in exceptional circumstances and no less than one month before the course is due to start.

Refunds for a course already started cannot be accepted.

If a student is unable to attend a course before it has begun and there is a waiting list, refunds can be granted should their place be successfully transferred to a person on the waiting list.

Refunds will only be processed once receipt of the waiting list student’s fee has been confirmed and can take up to three weeks.

Full terms and conditions are available on this page:

www.bristol.ac.uk/english/study/part-time/short-courses/booking-information-and-terms-and-conditions/.