The course aims to foster the writing skills of all its students; the value of group activity as a catalyst for the creative imagination is one of the central tenets of the course, and there is ample opportunity for discussion of the theory of writing with students, course tutors, Day and Summer School tutors, speakers, and visiting readers; at the same time, the course emphasizes the importance of individual voice and vision, and there is significant provision for 1-to-1 in-depth discussion of each student�s work.