Storybook & Scriptwriting — Foundations
From £2,750
Check-in is always a Sunday.
5 cohorts available for this programme.
Why this matters now
Built for our 12–14 Juniors. This Foundations edition keeps the rigour but builds it from the ground up — more scaffolding, more hands-on time, and mentors who make every idea tangible and fun.
Every great film, game and novel starts the same way — with someone brave enough to make a world and put a character in it. Our Storybook & Scriptwriting academy is built for younger writers who love stories and want to learn how to actually craft them.
In the creative studios of UAL, students invent worlds, write and illustrate their own storybook, learn the secrets of dialogue and scriptwriting, and finish the week with a staged reading of their work — leaving with a finished book and script they made themselves.
A seven-day rhythm.
Each residential week follows a clear daily pattern — focused mornings of teaching, hands-on afternoons in the lab or studio, and evenings split between university masterclasses and cultural London.
- ✦Mornings — subject teaching & specialist modules
- ✦Afternoons — hands-on workshops & project labs
- ✦Evenings — UCAS masterclasses & cultural activities
Curriculum modules
- 01Worldbuilding & Imagination
- 02Creating Characters
- 03Story Structure
- 04Writing & Illustrating a Storybook
- 05Dialogue & Scriptwriting
- 06Storyboarding a Scene
- 07Reading Aloud & Performance
- 08Showcase: A Staged Reading
What you'll actually do
- Worldbuilding workshops
- Write & illustrate a storybook
- Scriptwriting & dialogue
- Storyboard a scene
- Staged reading performance
An illustrated storybook and a short script you wrote and performed
Your week, Sunday to Saturday
Fun is on the timetable
Who's teaching
Sessions are led by our own specialist tutors — practising academics, clinicians, engineers and industry professionals drawn from leading London universities. We are an independent provider and not a department of University of the Arts London.
Single en-suite, on campus.
Every residential student has a superior single en-suite room in the host university residence, with a 24/7 pastoral team, DBS-checked staff and full board. Ratios are tailored by age tier.
University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins — at King's Cross, London's creative and design hub.
A look inside the week
In the price
- En-suite room at the host university residence
- Coach transfer from Heathrow on arrival & departure
- Three meals a day (full dietary support)
- All academic sessions, materials & lab consumables
- All scheduled excursions and cultural evenings
- 24/7 pastoral & welfare care
- Certificate of Achievement
- Optional personalised Letter of Recommendation
Plan separately for
- International flights
- Travel insurance (required — students cannot board without it)
- UK visa costs (we provide a formal invitation letter)
- Personal spending money
- Activities outside the scheduled programme
From application to arrival
Submit the student and programme details.
Admissions reviews within one business day; an offer pack is emailed.
A £750 non-refundable deposit secures the place.
Medical, dietary, consent and guardian details.
Due six weeks before the programme starts.
Travel briefing, packing list and cohort welcome.
Programme FAQs
What past students say
“I wrote and illustrated a whole storybook in a week — and read it out loud on the last day. I felt like a real author.”
“Learning how scripts and dialogue work changed how I watch films now. I want to write for animation.”
“My daughter came home glowing, with a finished book she made herself. The confidence boost was incredible.”
Every graduate earns a Certificate of Achievement.
A keepsake that proves the work — and strengthens a university application. Seniors may also request a personalised Letter of Recommendation.
for the successful completion of the Storybook & Scriptwriting — Foundations residential academy at UAL, demonstrating outstanding curiosity, collaboration and a completed capstone project — [ Dates ].
Academy
Seal
Apply for Storybook & Scriptwriting — Foundations, hosted at the UAL campus.
An A World Academy programme. Limited cohorts, rolling admissions until full. A £750 deposit secures the place.