Small-cohort writing programmes for emerging critics, interviewers and long-form journalists.
We run three programmes a year. They are taught by working Pictograph editors and contributors, who give honest, careful feedback on real work. We do not award certificates. We do publish the best graduates in the magazine.
An eight-week intensive on writing the modern long-form film review — structure, voice, the discipline of judgement and the discipline of generosity. Eight participants. Weekly editor feedback. The strongest piece is published in the magazine.
A six-week deep-dive into the craft of the long-form film interview — preparation, listening, structure, the art of the follow-up. Includes a live editorial commission for graduates.
Our most ambitious programme. Twelve weeks. Six writers. One reported feature each, edited and shepherded from pitch to publication by a senior Pictograph editor.
Applications open twice a year — in February and September. We ask for two writing samples (published or not) and a short statement of intent. Cohorts are small and competitive. Tuition fees are kept deliberately low; partial scholarships are available for writers from under-represented regions.
For programme dates, fees and the next application window, please get in touch.