Some of the best and most fulfilling writing comes from instinct and spontaneity. What would it be to write with complete freedom, and without the judgements we usually put on ourselves?
Wherever you are in your writing project, we want to encourage and help you to experiment and play with words and form, to shrug off, even if temporarily, the things that worry you about your writing and which keep you bogged down.
This week will free you up and allow you to approach your work with a fresher energy. We hope you will leave inspired, keen to continue with your own project, and able to face the peaks and troughs of the creative process with more resilience.
Tutored by:
Samantha Harvey is the author of four novels, The Wilderness, All Is Song, Dear Thief and The Western Wind. Her novels have been short- and longlisted for various prizes including the Orange Prize, the Guardian First Book Award, the Walter Scott Prize, the Baileys Women’s Prize and the Man Booker.
Marcel Theroux has published five novels to critical acclaim. His second novel, The Paperchase, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His fourth novel, Far North was a finalist for the U.S. National Book Award, the Arthur C Clarke Award, and was awarded the Prix de l’Inaperçu in 2011.
Dates: Monday 18 to Friday 22 January 2021
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: £375 (There are a limited number of grants available for people on low income.)
Details here