Ever wanted to try writing poetry for children? Or maybe you already do and would like to share ideas, take part in exercises to spark new poems and polish up your poems in manuscript workshops. Everyone from beginners to experienced poets welcome on this stimulating course.
Welcoming new and experienced children’s poets, this course will appeal to those keen to learn more about writing for children of all ages as well as those who would benefit from a unique opportunity to share five days of exercises, an individual tutorial and manuscript workshops within a small, friendly, supportive group.
We will also discuss opportunities for publication and strategies for maximising your chances of having your work read by children and young people.
At the end of the week you will go away with a fistful of new poems and a renewed enthusiasm for the exacting but rewarding skill of getting children enthusiastic about poetry. Above all, it will be fun!
Carole Bromley: Since starting to write poems for children about ten years ago she has had poems in magazines such as Northern Gravy, The Caterpillar, Tyger, Tyger, Paperbound, Little Thoughts Press, The Toy, Paper Lanterns and Dirigible Balloon as well as in her collection, Blast Off! Also in anthologies such as Let in the Stars (MMU, 2014), A Poem for every Night of the Year (MacMillan 2016), The Head that wears a Crown (Emma Press 2018), A Poem for every Summer Day (MacMillan 2021), The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems (2021), Poems for 8 Year Olds ( MacMillan 2022), Chasing Clouds (Dirigible Balloon, 2022), Gods and Monsters (MacMillan 2023) and A Whale of a Time (Nosy Crow, 2023). In 2022 Carole won the Caterpillar Prize for Poems for Children.
The Garsdale Retreat is a creative writing centre in the remote and beautiful setting of The Yorkshire Dales.
Dates: 28th October – 2nd November 2024
Location: The Garsdale Retreat, Clough View, Garsdale Head, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5PW
Cost: £990 - £890
Further info and to book here.