Posts tagged workshop
Workshop: Creating Characters with Paul Dowswell
11 months ago
Sunday 10th April 2011
Workshop Creating Characters with Paul Dowswell
£23/£17/ 3.15-5.45pm / Seminar Room, Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG
How do you invent believable, interesting and rounded characters in children’s and adult fiction? Writer Paul Dowswell will explore basic rules, first or third person, back story and motivation.
Paul writes historical fiction for Bloomsbury Publishers.
Book Online or call 0844 870 0000.
Workshop: Poetry With Roz Goddard
11 months ago
Sunday 10th April 2011
Poetry Workshop with Roz Goddard
£23/£17 / 11am-1.30pm / Seminar Room, Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG
Who knows wh
at an apple thinks? (Edwin Morgan).Explore the role of poet as the receiver of messages. How do we interpret what a fence panel thinks, or a peach? We will look at celebrated poets who use personae and use voices other than our own.
Roz Goddard’s fourth poetry collection is The Sopranos Sonnets & Other Poems (Nine Arches Press). She is a former poet-laureate for Birmingham, and her work is permanently displayed in BMAG’s newest gallery. Her poetry has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4. She runs writing workshops and courses, including for the Arvon Foundation and mentors individual writers. She is currently studying for an MPhil in writing at Glamorgan University. More details of her work can be found at (www.rozgoddard.com)
Book Online or call 0844 870 0000
Workshop: Editing Your Fiction with Will Buckingham
11 months ago
Saturday 9th April 2011
Workshop: Editing Your Fiction
£23/£17 / 2pm – 4.30pm / Shakespeare Memorial Room, Birmingham Central Library, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HQ
Writer Will Buckingham leads this popular workshop on editing , offering practical advice on perfecting your writing.
Will is a writer, lecturer and philosopher. His most recent book is Finding Our Sea-Legs: Ethics, Experience and the Ocean of Stories, is an exploration of the relationship between ethics and storytelling. The book is published by Kingston University Press
Will’s first novel, Cargo Fever, is published by Tindal Street Press. He is currently working on a second novel called The Martyrdom of Ivan Gelski, a second philosophy book, and various short stories and essays. His philosophy blog thinkbuddha.org was listed by the Sunday Times as one of the top 100 blogs of 2009. When Will is not writing, he teaches in the department of English and Creative Writing at De Montfort University, Leicester.
Book Online or call 0844 870 0000
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
