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Jon Barton


Jon Barton

Jon heads up our writing department and has been teaching writing courses for City Academy since 2013.

Jon studied Creative Writing at the University of Exeter and holds an MA in Playwriting and Script Development. Working as a freelance writer, he has ten years of extensive experience across Theatre, Film and Television. His work has been produced at The Old Vic Theatre, the Royal Court, The Bush Theatre, The Almeida and High Tide Festival Theatre, and he currently writes Holby City for the BBC. Jon has also received development funding from the BFI and Creative England, and reads work for Kudos Television, Hat Trick, and BBC.

He is passionate about his craft and keen to enable as many writers as possible. He sees the writing department as a safe space to share ideas with like-minded people and explore approaches to storytelling.

Classes Starting Soon With This Tutor

CLASS DATE DAY TIME DURATION TUTOR VENUE PRICE BOOKING
Creative Writing – Beginners 19 Oct - 23 Nov Thu 18:30-21:00 6 weeks Jon Barton City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill £350.00
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Script Writing – Level 2 24 Oct - 28 Nov Tue 18:30-21:00 6 weeks Jon Barton City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill £350.00
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Writing for Television 11 Jan - 15 Feb Thu 18:30-21:00 6 weeks Jon Barton City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill £350.00
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Novel Writing Course 12 Jan - 16 Feb Fri 18:30-21:00 6 weeks Jon Barton City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill £425.00
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Creative Writing – Beginners 21 Feb - 27 Mar Wed 18:30-21:00 6 weeks Jon Barton City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill £350.00
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Writing for Television 2 Apr - 7 May Tue 18:30-21:00 6 weeks Jon Barton City Academy at 10 Herbal Hill £350.00
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