Three tutors (Emma Hardy, Nicholas Corder and Dinesh Allirajah) are leading a Writers' Weekend in November at the City Centre Library, Hanley. There will be around 12 workshops covering many aspects of writing -- short stories, research, sense of place, poetry, etc. The weekend costs just £20, which is excellent value for money.
The workshops are scheduled for the weekend 28/29 November.
You'll need an application form to register. Phone 01782 238455 for details
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Showing posts with label workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label workshop. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Monday, 7 September 2009
Writing for Teenagers
Tutor: Gill James
Introductory workshop looking at the characteristics of YA fiction
Bentilee Library, Stoke-on-Trent (about 6 miles from Cheadle)
Saturday 26 September, 10.00--3.30
Cost: Free
Take your own lunch
If you are interested in attending this workshop, phone 01782 231315
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Introductory workshop looking at the characteristics of YA fiction
Bentilee Library, Stoke-on-Trent (about 6 miles from Cheadle)
Saturday 26 September, 10.00--3.30
Cost: Free
Take your own lunch
If you are interested in attending this workshop, phone 01782 231315
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Scriptwriting for Absolute Beginners
Venue: City Centre Library (Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent)
Sat 7th November, 10.00--3.30
Tutor: Nicholas Corder
Take your own lunch
Developing ideas
Plots and narrative
Structure of film
Dialogue
Etc
To reserve a place phone 01782 238455
Again, this course is free.
Sat 7th November, 10.00--3.30
Tutor: Nicholas Corder
Take your own lunch
Developing ideas
Plots and narrative
Structure of film
Dialogue
Etc
To reserve a place phone 01782 238455
Again, this course is free.
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Writing Romance
Jan Jones, award-winning author and member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, is leading a workshop on writing romance fiction. If you want to write in this area then don't miss this workshop on Saturday 3rd October, 2009, at the City Central Library, Hanley. The workshop lasts from 10.00 to 3.30 with a short lunch break (food is not provided). And the cost of this workshop? Nothing. Brilliant value!
To reserve a place on this workshop phone 01782 238455
Jan Jones has a website: http://www.jan-jones.co.uk/
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To reserve a place on this workshop phone 01782 238455
Jan Jones has a website: http://www.jan-jones.co.uk/
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Writers' workshops at WHC2010
From today's press release:
The World Horror Convention 2010 is excited to announce that we will be holding three different Creative Writing Workshops over the convention, to be tutored by MORT CASTLE, NANCY KILPATRICK and JO FLETCHER.
Mort Castle has been a writer for over four decades, and a writing teacher for almost as many years. He developed and edited Writing Horror for the HWA in 1997 and the expanded and revised edition, On Writing Horror, published in 2006 by Writer’s Digest. Mort will be holding two separate four-hour courses on Creative Writing.
Nancy Kilpatrick is the author of the four-book vampire series “Power of the Blood” and several other volumes featuring the Undead. She has taught various writing and editing fiction courses for twenty-two years through George Brown College in Toronto. Nancy will be teaching a four-hour course on Writing Vampire Fiction.
Jo Fletcher, has worked as an editor of fantasy, SF and horror at such major UK publishers as Headline, Mandarin and Penguin Books. She is currently Associate Publisher of Gollancz, Orion’s award-winning fantasy and science fiction imprint. Jo will be running a two-hour course on Publishing and Editing.
Places are strictly limited for individual seminars on a first-come, first-served basis. Information about fees, times and further details are available on our website along with advance registration through PayPal. Whether or not you want to attend the Workshops, you can still have any of the three tutors critique your manuscript for a small fee. Again, all the details can be found on their individual pages on the website.
The World Horror Convention 2010 is excited to announce that we will be holding three different Creative Writing Workshops over the convention, to be tutored by MORT CASTLE, NANCY KILPATRICK and JO FLETCHER.
Mort Castle has been a writer for over four decades, and a writing teacher for almost as many years. He developed and edited Writing Horror for the HWA in 1997 and the expanded and revised edition, On Writing Horror, published in 2006 by Writer’s Digest. Mort will be holding two separate four-hour courses on Creative Writing.
Nancy Kilpatrick is the author of the four-book vampire series “Power of the Blood” and several other volumes featuring the Undead. She has taught various writing and editing fiction courses for twenty-two years through George Brown College in Toronto. Nancy will be teaching a four-hour course on Writing Vampire Fiction.
Jo Fletcher, has worked as an editor of fantasy, SF and horror at such major UK publishers as Headline, Mandarin and Penguin Books. She is currently Associate Publisher of Gollancz, Orion’s award-winning fantasy and science fiction imprint. Jo will be running a two-hour course on Publishing and Editing.
Places are strictly limited for individual seminars on a first-come, first-served basis. Information about fees, times and further details are available on our website along with advance registration through PayPal. Whether or not you want to attend the Workshops, you can still have any of the three tutors critique your manuscript for a small fee. Again, all the details can be found on their individual pages on the website.
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Writing course at Hanley
Pencil this in your diary: a writing course is being planned for Hanley Library for 28/29 November. The cost will be around £20. When I have further details I'll post them here.
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Saturday, 11 April 2009
A Sense of Place
Stoke-on-Trent Central Library is hosting a series of poetry workshops titled "A Sense of Place". The workshops will be lead by Dinesh Allirajah, a founder member of the North West writing group, Asian Voices, Asian Lives. You can find more info on Dinesh by clicking here.
The workshops take place on the following Saturdays: 2nd May, 16th May, 30th May, 13th June and 27th June, at 10.00 a.m. (to end at 1.00 p.m.). Actually, the press release calls this a course, so you may be expected to attend all the workshops rather than just one -- this isn't made clear. I suggest that you phone the Library to check: 01782 238455.
The workshops are free (a nice touch in these hard economic times) but booking is essential. Ring the above number to book your places.
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The workshops take place on the following Saturdays: 2nd May, 16th May, 30th May, 13th June and 27th June, at 10.00 a.m. (to end at 1.00 p.m.). Actually, the press release calls this a course, so you may be expected to attend all the workshops rather than just one -- this isn't made clear. I suggest that you phone the Library to check: 01782 238455.
The workshops are free (a nice touch in these hard economic times) but booking is essential. Ring the above number to book your places.
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Thursday, 26 March 2009
Investigating Crime with Margaret Murphy
The Crime Writers’ Workshop, held on Saturday 15 March in Hanley Library, was a great success. About a dozen want-to-be writers turned up (including someone from London) and were entertained by, and learned from, Margaret Murphy. Margaret is the author of several crime novels, including The Dispossed and Now You See Me – copies of these two were available for purchase. We also discovered that Margaret is due to take over the Chair of the Crime Writers Association and that she was a founder member of the Murder Squad. The workshop was very relaxed and friendly. It’s a cliché, I know, but it is difficult to imagine such a charming person behind a series of crime books.
The workshop began with a look at villains, how to make them appear more natural – more human – rather than as ciphers. The first exercise was to write a paragraph or two to introduce the villain, who showed elements of empathy, a character who was perhaps monstrous but not grotesque. A few brave souls volunteered to read out their efforts.
After lunch, Margaret gave a talk about CSIs – they used to be called SOCOs in the UK, but our American cousins influence all aspects of our culture, including crime detection. Actually, a Crime Scene Investigator makes more sense than a Scene of Crime Officer since those involved now include civilian scientists and not just policemen and women. The talk, with PowerPoint presentation, covered advances in DNA and fingerprint evidence. Fascinating.
We discussed the extended metaphor, and then the final exercise of the day was to write a piece based on the elements covered earlier in the workshop. Margaret provided two opening sentences. Unfortunately, time was running out and there was no opportunity for everyone to read out their pieces. Personally, I was surprised at how easily I found it to write in a crowded room. Of course, my piece was a tentative first draft and will require a lot of work, but it did provide an idea that I hope to use in the future.
This was a jolly good session, and more importantly, it was inspiring. To find out more about Margaret Murphy visit her website.
© Peter Coleborn
The workshop began with a look at villains, how to make them appear more natural – more human – rather than as ciphers. The first exercise was to write a paragraph or two to introduce the villain, who showed elements of empathy, a character who was perhaps monstrous but not grotesque. A few brave souls volunteered to read out their efforts.
After lunch, Margaret gave a talk about CSIs – they used to be called SOCOs in the UK, but our American cousins influence all aspects of our culture, including crime detection. Actually, a Crime Scene Investigator makes more sense than a Scene of Crime Officer since those involved now include civilian scientists and not just policemen and women. The talk, with PowerPoint presentation, covered advances in DNA and fingerprint evidence. Fascinating.
We discussed the extended metaphor, and then the final exercise of the day was to write a piece based on the elements covered earlier in the workshop. Margaret provided two opening sentences. Unfortunately, time was running out and there was no opportunity for everyone to read out their pieces. Personally, I was surprised at how easily I found it to write in a crowded room. Of course, my piece was a tentative first draft and will require a lot of work, but it did provide an idea that I hope to use in the future.
This was a jolly good session, and more importantly, it was inspiring. To find out more about Margaret Murphy visit her website.
© Peter Coleborn
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