Inspiration and perspiration
Equally as relevant to the veteran as the beginner, this course will address the standard elements of short stories and novels – narrative, characterisation and voice, for example – but will also focus on the instinctive, imaginative and experimental side of the writing process.
Start Date:
Monday, 23rd June 2008
End Date:
Saturday, 28th June 2008
Monday, 23rd June 2008
End Date:
Saturday, 28th June 2008
Jeremy Sheldon
Jeremy Sheldon’s collection of short stories, The Comfort Zone, was published by Jonathan Cape and his debut novel, The Smiling Affair (Vintage), was published in 2005. He works as a tutor on the MA in Creative Writing programme at Birkbeck, London.
Kate Long
Kate Long is the best-selling author of four novels – The Bad Mother’s Handbook, Swallowing Grandma, Queen Mum and her latest, The Daughter Game (all Picador). She also writes short stories, and her work has appeared on radio and television. Visit www.katelong.co.uk.
Kate Long is the best-selling author of four novels – The Bad Mother’s Handbook, Swallowing Grandma, Queen Mum and her latest, The Daughter Game (all Picador). She also writes short stories, and her work has appeared on radio and television. Visit www.katelong.co.uk.
David Armstrong
David Armstrong has five novels including Night's Black Agents (Back-in-Print Books) and the non-fiction guide How Not To Write A Novel (Allison and Busby).
David Armstrong has five novels including Night's Black Agents (Back-in-Print Books) and the non-fiction guide How Not To Write A Novel (Allison and Busby).
This course is based at:
Lumb Bank - The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre
Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
Tel: 01422 843714
Fax: 01422 843714
Email: lumbbank@arvonfoundation.org
Lumb Bank - The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre
Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
Tel: 01422 843714
Fax: 01422 843714
Email: lumbbank@arvonfoundation.org
