The ultimate Christmas gift guide from Guardian Masterclasses

Give the gift of learning this Christmas. Photograph: Milkos/Getty Images/iStockphoto

For the gardener, the budding writer, the entrepreneur, and the photographer: our comprehensive programme of short and long courses offers an excellent opportunity to get in someone’s good books this Christmas…

For keen photographers…

• How to use your digital camera: A course with Guardian photographer David Levene

• How to identify and develop your personal style as a photographer

…and film-makers

• How to develop your idea for a documentary

• Create engaging video: A masterclass with video journalist Rob Glass

For burgeoning artists…

• Introduction to illustration: A one-day workshop

…and art lovers

• An evening at the National Gallery with Jonathan Jones

• A morning at the Victoria and Albert Museum with Jonathan Jones

• An evening at Tate Modern with Jonathan Jones

For budding journalists…

• How to pitch to editors

• Long-form journalism: A one-day workshop with Guardian writer Will Storr

• Transform your passion for sportswriting into a successful career

…and those looking to master essential writing skills…

• How to write good sentences: The key to becoming a great writer

…whether it’s to fulfil their dream about finally starting their novel…

• Free your creativity and get started on your book

• The beginner’s guide to writing a novel

• How to structure your novel: A weekend workshop

• How to develop your book and get published

…or their non-fiction magnum opus…

• Writing and publishing your memoir with Gavin Evans

• How to write your family history with Nick Barlay

…or even for composing song lyrics

• Lyric-writing: A one-day workshop with Chris Difford

For the ones who long for a career change...

• Love it or leave it – your guide to finding true work happiness

• How to get hired: A masterclass with career coach Corinne Mills

• Launching a food and drink business with Philip Banfield

...or those looking for tips to enhance their current career path

• Prepare your 2019 digital marketing strategy with confidence

• Leadership skills: How to be an effective and authentic leader

• Developing your presence, power and influence: An evening class with LSE Professor Dr Connson Locke

For those who want to take beautiful pictures of food...

• Food styling and photography with Henrietta Clancy and Jill Mead

For those who yearn for something life-changing...

• New year, new you: Make 2019 your best year yet

• How to change your life: A masterclass with life coach Fiona Buckland

• Life doesn’t stop at 50: How to enjoy a fulfilling third act

...and those who want to nurture their wellbeing

• Get healthy and live your best life with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

• The Diet Myth: Learn how to make better nutritional choices with professor Tim Spector

• How to improve your memory and sharpen your focus

For gardeners new and old...

• Get gardening in 2019: A masterclass with Alys Fowler, Charles Dowding & Hollie Newton

...and crossword and history buffs

• The art of the crossword: How to solve clues and create your own puzzles

• A weekend history degree with King’s College London’s leading academics

• A history of life on Earth: A masterclass on evolution with experts from the Natural History Museum