STARTING TO WRITE A NOVEL

Starting to continue

Do you have an idea for a novel but don’t know how to begin? Perhaps it is underway but going nowhere? Or does the transition from short to long fiction seem daunting? If so, this is the ideal course. We will look at common problems such as character, story, structure, viewpoint and voice, as well as offering specific practical help with your own work-in-progress.

Start Date:
Monday, 19th July 2010

End Date:
Saturday, 24th July 2010
Tutors
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Martyn Bedford

Martyn Bedford has written five novels, including The Houdini Girl and The Island of Lost Souls. He teaches Creative Writing at Leeds Trinity University College.

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Donna Daley-Clarke

Donna Daley-Clarke’s novel Lazy Eye won the Commonwealth First Novel Prize in 2006. Her short stories have been widely anthologised and broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Guest
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Geoff Dyer

Geoff Dyer is the author of many books, most recently Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi.

This course is based at:

The Hurst - The John Osborne Arvon Centre

Clunton, Craven Arms
Shropshire
SY7 0JA

Tel: 01588 640658
Fax: 01588 640509
Email: thehurst@arvonfoundation.org
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