Turning acorns into oaks. Write meaningful, unforgettable stories to inspire young people. Bring the seeds of a story and prepare to dig deeper into why you want to tell it and why the world needs to read it.
During the course you will get to grips with who your central characters are, what they have to say, and why it matters. Develop the themes you are passionate about, learn craft techniques to create a character-led page-turner and take your writing to the next level.
Tutors
Chelsey (CJ) Flood is the author of Infinite Sky and Nightwanderers. She lives in Bristol, where she lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and edits manuscripts for The Literary Consultancy.
Alex Wheatle’s Crongton Knights won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for 2016. Straight Outta Crongton, the third in the ‘Crongton Trilogy’, was published in 2017, and Kerb Stain Boys, a ‘Crongton’ novella, was published in 2018. Home Girl will be published in spring 2019.
Guest Tutor: Laura Steven
Dates: Monday 26 - Saturday 31 August 2019
Location: Lumb Bank, The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 6DF
Cost: Single room price: £795
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