Posts tagged october
Follow the progress of Boy You Turn Me
5 months ago
You can now follow the progress of our specially commissioned sound installation called Boy You Turn Me on a blog. The installation by contemporary classical composer Ailis Ni Riain and writer David Gaffney will be situated in a vacant shop unit within the Pavilions shopping centre for the duration of the Birmingham Book Festival 2011 (6th – 16th October)
You can view the blog here www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/1463010. To find out more about the project please click here.
There is also a Facebook group that you can join http://www.facebook.com/pages/Birmingham-Book-Festival/97775632519#!/groups/213492258688104/?id=237525156284814¬if_t=group_activity
Boy You Turn Me, Thursday 6th – Sunday 16th October 2011, Unit 10, Pavilions, Birmingham, B4 7SL
Supported by: 
14 October: W/Shop: Nick Walker- Flash Noir Fiction in Hitchcock’s Hallway
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Thursday 14 October
Ikon Eastside, 3 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 5SE
2.30 – 4.30pm
Nick Walker: Flash Noir Fiction in Hitchcock’s Hallway
A suspense-filled, Hitchcock-drenched writing workshop where typing is against the clock and the only light is sliced through Venetian blinds. Your Jimmy Stewart for the afternoon is Perrier nominated writer, novelist, and playwright Nick Walker. You’ll pay for the whole seat, but only use the edge of it.
With thanks to Ikon Gallery 
Note: This workshop will take place amidst Ikon Eastside’s exhibit, Hitchcock’s Hallway and will include a short talk on the installation. www.ikon-gallery.co.uk
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
9 October: W/Shop: Mandy Ross – Family Writing
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
Shakespeare Memorial Room, Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ (meeting point)
10.30am -12.30pm
Mandy Ross: Family Writing
Join Mandy Ross for a walking, writing tour of the city centre. Taking in Birmingham’s architecture, nature, history – and its people – you may find inspiration in the least likely places…
Mandy has written over 60 children’s books. Her latest, Hometown History Birmingham, traces the city’s history from Roman times to the present.
Tickets sold in pairs:
£12 for one adult and one 9-16 year old
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Note: this workshop will involve walking. Waterproofs and comfortable footwear are advised.
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
9 October: W/Shop: Andy Walsh – Writing for Games
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
South Birmingham College, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU
1.30pm – 4pm
Andy Walsh: Writing for Games
In Association with the Writers’ Guild
This practical, interactive workshop will outline the ins and outs of interactive writing. Industry terminology explained, writing styles demonstrated and a chance to try your hand at some games writing.
Andrew Walsh has worked as a writer, designer, director or script consultant on more than 40 videogames. He won the 2009 Writers’ Guild Videogames Writing Award for Prince Of Persia.
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
9 October: W/Shop: Jo Ind – Finding Your Blogging Voice
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
South Birmingham College, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU
1.30pm – 4pm
Jo Ind: Finding Your Blogging Voice
You can write – but how do you write for the web? A practical workshop on writing blog posts, including tips on drawing readers to your website and using photographs.
Jo is a journalist and a blogger (joind.co.uk). She is deputy site editor for NHS local (nhslocal.nhs.uk) and manages its blogs.
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
9 October: W/Shop:Michael W. Thomas – Setting Them All in Motion
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
South Birmingham College, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU
1.30pm – 4pm
Michael W. Thomas: Setting Them All in Motion
How can we build character? From the outside in, creating their looks, behaviour, place in life? Or from the inside out, focussing on personality, attitude, philosophy? In this workshop, we’ll explore giving life to characters in poetry and prose.
Michael W. Thomas is a poet, novelist and dramatist. His latest poetry collection is Port Winston Mulberry, from Littlejohn and Bray.
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
9 October: W/Shop: Judith Allnatt – The Power of Objects
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
South Birmingham College, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU
1.30pm – 4pm
Judith Allnatt: The Power of Objects
Seashells, clocks, roses, rings: writers use objects as tools – as potent symbols or devices to reveal character or create intrigue. Using exercises and a range of objects, we will explore and harness the power of objects in our writing, turning stones into axe-heads.
Judith Allnatt’s second novel, The Poet’s Wife, was published in 2010. Her first, A Mile Of River, was shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Literature.
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
9 October: W/Shop: Nicholas McInerny – Writing Pictures In Sound
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
South Birmingham College, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU
10am -12.30pm
Nicholas McInerny: Writing Pictures in Sound.
Radio drama offers unique opportunities to both the established and novice writer. It can go anywhere, at anytime, with anyone. In this workshop, based on his experience of writing nearly 30 plays for BBC Radio 3 and 4, Nicholas will show you how.
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
9 October: W/Shop:Helen Cross – Writing Short Stories
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
South Birmingham College, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU
10am – 12.30pm
Helen Cross: Writing Short Stories
This workshop explores where to find stories, how to look at what you find, and how to carve these mysteries into story shape.
Helen’s stories have appeared in various magazines, anthologies and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her latest novel is Spilt Milk, Black Coffee (Bloomsbury 2010).
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
9 October: W/Shop: Myra Connell – Dreams & Poetry
1 year ago
WORKSHOP
Saturday 9 October
South Birmingham College, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU
10am – 12.30pm
Myra Connell: Dreams and Poetry
Are our dreams a source for poems? Can the poems we write enrich our understanding of our dreams?
We will explore the intriguing connections between dreams and poems. You are invited to bring a dream that you would like to write.
Myra Connell’s second pamphlet of poems, From the Boat, is published by Nine Arches Press.
Tickets: £23 (£17)
Box Office: 0121 303 2323 or BOOK ONLINE
Workshop Saturday is sponsored by Newman University College, Birmingham
