Shreya Sen-Handley is an experienced creative writing teacher who has taught at a range of British and Indian institutions, including University of Cambridge, University of Nottingham, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature, Calcutta and Punjab Universities, Nottinghamshire Libraries, Writing East Midlands, Nottingham Writers’ Studio, primary and secondary schools in Nottingham, Nottingham City Council, Waterstones Bookstores, and many more.

She teaches a range of classes, from memoir to journalism to fiction to creative nonfiction to writing for television and theatre to publishing (and more), and works with groups as well as individuals, both online and in person.

For more information on classes she’s currently teaching, or bespoke one-to-one coaching tailored to your individual needs, please get in touch through the contact form here.

Testimonials

“Intellectually demanding and supportive: this morning’s ‘Writing for Magazines’ session with Shreya Sen-Handley was a fabulous learning opportunity!” – Dr DA Lee

“An absolutely wonderful teacher! Thank you so much to the luminous Shreya Sen-Handley for wonderful memoir lessons. Am so grateful for your invaluable advice. It was such a pleasure and a privilege.” – Sunita

“An enjoyable, well-structured course with lots of opportunities to practice the writing techniques and get feedback. Shreya is engaging and obviously very knowledgeable. I’ve since had several features published.” – Clare

“Thank you for the workshop. It has moved me one step closer to pitching to a national publication. Enjoyed it and plan to attend more workshops led by Shreya!” – Katie

“The course was over six weeks and the experience was invaluable. We looked at creative non-fiction and publishing. Since doing the course, there has been an increase in the number of people visiting my blog. The course has provided me with skills I need to water and feed my blog and help it reach a wider audience.” – Anna

“The writing event she led was great. I truly enjoyed it!” – Simona

“Thanks for a very nice session – I enjoyed it! It is really a challenge to juggle the writing with the searching and marketing – not to mention a day job and family! But Shreya has cracked the code!” – Farzana

“I thought Shreya was great at getting everyone involved and we all contributed equally. Also the content was fantastic and well-structured. The work on pitching was invaluable as I had never heard any of that before.” – Fiction-writing student

 

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