Date/Time
Date(s) - Tuesday 1 Dec, 2026
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Writing the Dark
Are you drawn to ghost stories, to weird and wonderful worlds and tales of the dark?
Join C. J. Cooke to immerse yourself in the gothic and learn how to write atmospheric, eerie, supernatural fiction. This online masterclass will provide you with writing exercises and fresh approaches to assist you in developing new ideas for your own gothic writing. From the comfort of your own home you’ll explore the margins and the undersides of mystery and come to the idea of ‘hauntings’ with new eyes.
Hosted by Moniack Mhor on Zoom Pro.
Tutor
C. J. (Carolyn) Cooke is an acclaimed award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous publications as Carolyn Jess-Cooke and Caro Carver. Her work has been published in twenty-three languages to date. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen’s University, Belfast, and is currently Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women’s writing and creative writing interventions for mental health. Her books have been reviewed in The New York Times, The Guardian, Good Housekeeping, and the Daily Mail. She has been nominated for an Edgar Award and an ITW Thriller Award, selected as Waterstones’ Paperback Book of the Year and a BBC 2 Pick, and has had two Book of the Month Club selections in the last year. She lives in Scotland with her husband and four children.
Fees
We are running this as a ‘pay as you can’ event. Please see our booking options below. By paying our standard price wherever possible you help us give people on lower incomes more opportunities to attend, thank you. Please read our Terms & Conditions for full details about our cancellation policy.
We have a limited number of free places for this event, if these are showing as not available and you need a free place to be able to access the event, please email a request to us on online@moniackmhor.org.uk, thank you.
Access
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Terms and Conditions
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