Food Writing, Styling & Photography Courses

We asked our members to recommend any food writing, styling or photography courses that they attended and would like to flag up to other members. 

Please find the listings below – some are run by Guild members. If you would like to add to this list, please complete the form here or email Angela Zaher (kenandangela@gmail.com) with the name of the course, the website, contact details and why you would recommend it. 

 1. Ffoice Coaching: Find Your Food Writing Voice – Online/In Person

www.ffoice.com

email: jenni@ffoice.com

Both Angela Zaher and Lyn Hall recommended this course run by member Jenni Muir:

‘Jenni is a highly experienced cookbook editor. She is kind, compassionate with a sense of humour. She is a devoted teacher, contactable all the time. There is a Zoom book club monthly, and whippit – a Zoom room to help you set goals. Also one-to-ones.’ – Lyn

‘A huge boost to confidence plus lots of knowledge. Consists of pre-recorded lessons and 1-2-1 sessions plus access to a monthly Story Club (like a food book club but with more structure and analysis) and lots of extras, eg. bite sized food photography.’ – Angela

2. Le Cordon Bleu:  Writing and Publishing Recipes – Online

https://onlinecourseinfo.cordonbleu.edu/writing-and-publishing-recipes

Lucy Parr recommended:

‘Good overview of recipe writing and gave me the confidence to pitch my book.’

3. Gilly Smith:  How to Cook a Book-Food Writing Retreat – In Person

https://www.gillysmith.com

email: gilly@gillysmith.com

Guild member Gilly Smith noted:

‘Rural retreat at the home of Gilly Smith, a journalist and podcaster with 30 years of experience in book writing. She has a massive library of current books and access to their writers who she has interviewed on the award-winning Cooking the Books podcast.’

4. Charlotte Pike: Writing a Cookbook Masterclass – Online

www.charlottepike.co.uk/

email: charlotte@charlottepike.co.uk

Guild member Charlotte Pike noted:

‘This class is designed to introduce you to a number of ways of realising a cookbook, giving you honest facts, skills and suggestions to make it happen. A number of GFW members have attended previously, as well as prospective writers and many now have books underway from 2023’s cohort.’

5. Dianne Jacob:  Will Write for Food – Online/In Person

www.diannej.com

email: dj@diannej.com

Samantha Wood recommended:

‘Need help with a cookbook proposal? Want to move your blog forward or get better freelance assignments? Wondering about the next step in your writing career? Work with a multiple award-winning writer and editor who will coach you to success.’

6. Georgia Glynn Smith:  Food Photography and Styling Masterclass/In Person

https://www.n5studios.co.uk/masterclass

email: georgia@glynnsmith.co.uk

Guild member Georgia Glynn-Smith added testimonials:

‘I loved the ‘finding your story’ section. It was SO important, and I had no idea how valuable that would be to me.’

‘Way better than I expected, you have crammed so much in, but it’s all understandable.’