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
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
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
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
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.’