Ty Newydd: Life Writing: Writing Creative Non-Fiction with Katharine Norbury & Mike Parker, Guest Reader Kit de Waal
Writing from and of our own experience is the bedrock of so many genres of literature, in non-fiction, fiction and poetry alike, and within their many sub-divisions including personal memoir, nature and travel or landscape writing.
Life writing also covers ‘the lives of others’ in the form of biography, history and so much more.
On this course, we will examine the essence of life writing, working both in groups, through exercises, and through our own writing. We will examine both the pitfalls and wonders of the genre as well as focussing on our own writing style in daily three-hour group workshops with the tutors, both of whom have published critically-acclaimed autobiographical work. Life Writing will offer a safe and supportive space to think and write in the splendid natural surroundings of Ty Newydd.
This course will focus on the genre of creative non-fiction, however those writing fiction, poetry and more – and looking to incorporate true stories into their work – are all very welcome.
Katharine Norbury trained as a film editor with the BBC. The Fish Ladder (Bloomsbury Circus, 2015) was her first book, shortlisted for the 2016 Wainwright Prize, long listed for The Guardian First Book Award and Telegraph Book of the Year.
Mike Parker is the author of more than a dozen books, mainly popular narratives around place, politics, history and identity, including the bestselling Map Addict (Collins, 2009, new edition 2023) and its acclaimed follow-up The Wild Rover (Collins, 2011).
Dates: Monday 14 - Friday 18 August 2023
Location: Ty Newydd, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, Gwynedd, LL52 0LW
Cost: £625 - £675
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