The Creative Hub
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Introduction to Creative Writing

Have a go! This six week CLASSROOM course starting 6pm, Thurs, 9th April at 27 Princes St, central Auckland is intended to introduce you to the skills and techniques that make story-telling so enjoyable. Also available one-on-one ONLINE anytime

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Creative writing courses taught by NZ's inspiring authors
Next Intro classroom course, 6pm, Thurs, 9th April, 2026. We believe everyone is creative, everyone had a story to tell, and everyone can be shown the skills used by professional authors. Located at 27 Princes St on beautiful Albert Park in Auckland we've offered a vibrant place to learn these skills and have fun since 2010. Our courses are also available one-on-one ONLINE any time.

Our tutors include many well-known authors, including Elizabeth Smither, Fiona Sussman, Eileen Merriman, Rose Carlyle and Harriet Allan, former publisher at Penguin. Several of our tutors have won the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement.
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Creative writing courses taught by NZ's inspiring authors
Next Intro classroom course, 6pm, Thurs, 9th April, 2026. We believe everyone is creative, everyone had a story to tell, and everyone can be shown the skills used by professional authors. Located at 27 Princes St on beautiful Albert Park in Auckland we've offered a vibrant place to learn these skills and have fun since 2010. Our courses are also available one-on-one ONLINE any time.

Our tutors include many well-known authors, including Elizabeth Smither, Fiona Sussman, Eileen Merriman, Rose Carlyle and Harriet Allan, former publisher at Penguin. Several of our tutors have won the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement.
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30 Week Fiction/Memoir Course
This course is for those who want to write a novel, short stories, or a memoir / autobiography.
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Creative writing courses taught by NZ's inspiring authors
Next Intro classroom course, 6pm, Thurs, 9th April 2026. We believe everyone is creative, everyone has a story to tell, and everyone can be shown the skills used by professional authors. Located at 27 Princes St on beautiful Albert Park in Auckland we've offered a vibrant place to learn these skills and have fun since 2010. Our courses are also available one-on-one ONLINE any time.

Our tutors include many well-known authors, including Elizabeth Smither, Fiona Sussman, Eileen Merriman, Rose Carlyle and Harriet Allan, former publisher at Penguin. Several of our tutors have won the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement.
READ MORE
Creative writing courses taught by NZ's inspiring authors
Next Intro classroom course, Thurs, 9th April, 2026! We believe everyone is creative, everyone has a story to tell, and everyone can be shown the skills used by professional authors. Located at 27 Princes St on beautiful Albert Park in Auckland we've offered a vibrant place to learn these skills and have fun since 2010. Our courses are also available one-on-one ONLINE any time.

Our tutors include many well-known authors, including Elizabeth Smither, Fiona Sussman, Eileen Merriman, Rose Carlyle and Harriet Allan, former publisher at Penguin. Several of our tutors have won the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement.
READ MORE
30 Week Fiction/Memoir Course
This course is for those who want to write a novel, short stories, or a memoir / autobiography.
READ MORE
Intro course edited

Introduction to Creative Writing

Have a go! This six week CLASSROOM course starting 6pm, Thurs, 9th April, 2026 at 27 Princes St, central Auckland is intended to introduce you to the skills and techniques that make story-telling so enjoyable. Also available one-on-one ONLINE anytime

Classroom
Online

Our Tutors

The Creative Hub was founded by John Cranna. He is the winner of the Commonwealth Writers prize and is a former national president of the New Zealand Society of Authors. Read More
John Cranna
John Cranna
Eileen is an award-winning novelist, short story and flash fiction writer who is a graduate of our Thirty Week Fiction Course. Read More
Eileen Merriman
Eileen Merriman
Colleen (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) is a graduate of our Thirty Week Fiction / Memoir course and the recipient of our first Māori Writer Scholarship in 2018. Read More
Colleen Maria Lenihan
Colleen Maria Lenihan
Fiona has published a number of novels and won the Ngaio Marsh Crime Novel of the Year Award, and the Sunday Star Times short story award. Read More
Fiona Sussman
Fiona Sussman
Rose’s novel, The Girl in the Mirror, was an instant number-one bestseller in New Zealand, was translated into eight languages, and has been optioned for the screen. Her second novel, No One Will Know, was released in late 2024 Read More
Rose Carlyle
Rose Carlyle
Rosetta has published three novels with Penguin Random House and is a graduate of our Thirty Week Fiction Course. Read More
Rosetta Allan
Rosetta Allan

Our Courses

Introduction to Creative Writing

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Have a go! This six week course is intended to introduce you to the skills and techniques that make story-telling so enjoyable. You might already keep a journal, or have written some poetry or short stories, but would like to discover the tools professional writers use to make their work publishable. CLASSROOM course starts 6pm, Thurs, 9th April, central Auckland. (Anytime one-on-one, Online.)

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30 Week Fiction/Memoir Course

This course is for those who want to write a novel, short stories, or a memoir / autobiography. We provide a fun and stimulating environment in which you can discover your authentic writing voice. Many graduates of this course have published books, and won national writing prizes. Auckland CLASSROOM course starts Sept 2026. Anytime one-one-one ONLINE.

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Locations

Auckland

Auckland Teaching Room

23 Princes St, Auckland central. There is free parking from 6pm on Princes St plus dedicated free parking for our students. We are a ten minute walk from Britomart, and from the main harbour ferry terminals.

Wellington

Wellington Teaching Room

150 Cuba Street, 6th floor (Goethe Institute), entrance Garrett Street. Bus stop is Manners St at Cuba St, walk up Cuba St, entrance on Garrett St. There is plenty of parking on Cuba St or Marion St.

Auckland

Auckland Teaching Room

27 Princes St, Auckland central. There is free parking from 6pm on Princes St plus dedicated free parking for our students. We are a ten minute walk from Britomart, and from the main harbour ferry terminals.